almanack [Archaic spelling] an almanac, a yearly calendar.
amiable good natured and pleasant.
antipathy strong or deep-rooted dislike.
appellation the act of calling by a name.
approbation official approval, sanction, or commendation.
ardent warm or intense in feeling; passionate.
askance with a sideways glance.
asseverated spoken earnestly.
assiduity careful attention.
assiduously with constant and careful attention.
austere somber.
automatons persons or animals acting in an automatic or mechanical way.
avaricious greedy for riches.
averred declared to be true; stated positively.
baca tobacco.
bairnies grat children wept.
bairns children.
bathos descent from the lofty to the commonplace; here, Heathcliff remarks on how he has lessened Hareton's place in society.
beard to face or oppose courageously or brazenly.
beguiling passing (time) pleasantly.
benevolent showing goodwill.
bilberries any of several North American species of blueberries.
Black Art witchcraft.
blasphemer one who speaks irreverently or profanely of or to God.
blind man's bluff a game in which a blindfolded player has to catch and identify another player.
box his ears slap him on the head.
brach [Archaic] a female hound.
cant lass bold girl.
cap and mantle hat and cloak.
caper a gay, playful jump or leap.
carrion dead flesh.
casement a window with side hinges that open outward.
catechised taught, especially in the principles of religion, by the method of questions and answers.
causeway a raised way over wet ground.
changeling a child switched with another in infancy.
Chevy Chase an old English ballad dealing with the Battle of Otterburn.
chit an immature or childish girl.
churl rude, ill-bred person.
cockatrice deadly serpent in myth or the Bible.
comminations threats or denunciations.
compunction a sharp feeling of uneasiness brought on by a sense of guilt.
consternation great fear or shock that makes one feel helpless or bewildered.
consumption a wasting away of the body, most likely tuberculosis.
contrite repentant.
copestone here, a finishing touch.
copious very plentiful.
coquette a girl or woman who merely from vanity tries to get men's attention and admiration.
countenance outward appearance.
cudgel a short club.
cuffed slapped.
curate [Archaic] a clergyman.
