protuberances parts or things that protrude; projections; bulges; swellings
injunction an enjoining; bidding; command
lumbago rheumatic pain in the lumbar region; backache, especially in the lower part of the back
repining a feeling or expression of unhappiness or discontent; complaint; fretting
mottlings blotches, streaks, and spots of different colors or shades
boles tree trunks
facetious joking or trying to be jocular, especially at an inappropriate time
uncouth uncultured; crude; boorish
adjured entreated solemnly; appealed to earnestly
discursively in a manner characterized by wandering from one topic to another or skimming over many apparently unconnected subjects; in a rambling, desultory, or digressive manner
audacity bold courage; daring
lineaments features of the body, usually of the face, especially with regard to its outline
Sirius a binary star in the constellation Canis Major, the brightest star in the sky
