naturally arched by the force of tempests the island had been shaped by the force of winds.
veracity habitual truthfulness; honesty.
Inquisition the general tribunal established in the thirteenth century by the Roman Catholic Church for the discovery and prevention of heresy and the punishment of heretics; here, meaning that Gulliver felt that if the society to which he was returning learned about where he had been and what he had seen and learned, then he would risk being treated like a heretic.
Lisbon the capital of Portugal.
accoutred outfitted; equipped.
recluse a person who lives a secluded, solitary life; the kind of life hoped for by Gulliver at this time.
