garret the space, room, or rooms just below the roof of a house; attic.
glutted fed to excess.
grandes dames women, especially older ones, of great dignity or prestige.
grippe influenza.
hack a carriage or coach for hire.
haggard having a wild, wasted, worn look, as from sleeplessness, grief, or illness.
harlot prostitute.
helter-skelter in a disorderly, hurried manner.
hogshead a large barrel or cask holding from 63 to 140 gallons.
imprecation a curse.
impropriety improper action or behavior.
impunity freedom or exemption from punishment, penalty, or harm.
incandescent very bright; shining brilliantly.
incarnation any person or thing serving as the type or embodiment of a quality or concept.
inexorably relentlessly; unalterable.
ingot a mass of metal cast into a bar or other convenient shape.
injunction writ or order from a court prohibiting a person or group from carrying out a given action.
insouciance state of calm; the quality or state of being untroubled and carefree.
isinglass a form of gelatin made from the internal membranes of fish bladders: used as a clarifying agent and adhesive.
itinerant traveling from place to place or on a circuit.
