sackless feeble.
sagacity keen or wise perception.
salubrious promoting health or welfare; wholesome.
sanguine optimistic; hopeful.
saturnine sluggish or morose.
sceptre a rod or staff, highly ornamented, held by rulers on ceremonial occasions as a symbol of sovereignty.
scuttle a kind of a bucket, usually with a wide lip, used for pouring.
settle a long wooden bench with a back, armrests, and sometimes a chest beneath the seat.
shilling a former monetary unit of the United Kingdom, equal to 1/20 of a pound.
sideboard dining-room furniture for holding linen, silver, and china.
signet a mark left by a ring whose upper surface contains a signet, or seal, once used as a signature for marking documents.
sizer's place a student receiving a scholarship allowance at Trinity College, Dublin, or at Cambridge University.
slaver saliva drooling from the mouth.
Slough of Despond deep despair or dejection; from the "Slough of Despond" in John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress.
soliloquize to talk aloud to oneself.
soliloquy an act or instance of talking aloud to oneself.
sotto voce under one's breath, so as not to be overheard
sovereign a British gold coin valued at twenty shillings or one pound sterling, no longer minted for circulation.
spectres ghosts.
stagnate to be motionless.
stanchion an upright bar, beam, or post used as a support.
stolidity the state of showing little or no emotion.
strike my colours here, surrender or give in.
strong-hold a place having strong defenses; here, Mr. Linton is referring to his home, Thrushcross Grange.
suffused overspread so as to fill with a glow.
summut something.
superfluous not needed; unnecessary.
supplication a humble request, prayer, or petition.
taciturn silent.
thible a smooth stick for stirring broth or porridge.
thrang busy.
Titan any person or thing of great size or power.
trepidation fearful uncertainty.
trifles things of little value or importance.
tumult confusion.
tureen a large, deep serving dish with a lid.
usurper a person who wrongfully takes a possession or position.
