Dipper the Big Dipper; a dipper-shaped group of stars in the constellation Ursa Major
Orion an equatorial constellation between Taurus and Lepus, containing the bright stars Rigel and Betelgeuse
peristyle a row of columns forming an enclosure or supporting a roof
declivity a downward slope or sloping, as of a hill
vexed to give trouble to, esp. in a petty or nagging way; disturb, annoy, irritate, etc.
effrontery unashamed boldness; impudence; audacity; presumption
revelry reveling; noisy merrymaking; boisterous festivity
Aldebaran a galactic cluster
Pleiades a galactic cluster in the constellation Taurus
fatuity stupidity, especially complacent stupidity; smug foolishness
self-effacement the practice of keeping oneself in the background and minimizing one’s own actions; modest, retiring behavior
roan of a solid color, as reddish-brown, brown, black, etc., with a thick sprinkling of white hairs; said chiefly of horses
rills little brooks; rivulets
crape streamer a piece of black crepe as a sign of mourning, often worn as a band around the arm
repugnant contradictory; inconsistent; offering resistance; opposed; antagonistic
