Letters to Half Moon Street (Meddle & Mend, #1)

by Sarah Wallace

goosewit

An antiquated word that means goofball

inveterate

A habit or hobby that one has been doing a long time and probably won't stop

waspish

Readily expressing anger or irritation

Father is the one person I excuse from this as I know he doesn’t care a jot who I marry as long I choose someone respectable.

He doesn't have a preference one way or the other

goosewitted?

I think it means silly

Besides, I made a complete cake of myself last night and I should hate to be an imposition on top of everything else.

Not sure what being a cake means

churlish.

Rude in a mean spirited way

“Good heavens, darling, you did not need to ride hell for leather for my sake.”

You didn't need to go out of your way for me

nextborn

I'm not sure what nextborn means

felicitations

Words expressing praise

I suppose she saw him as a sort of angel of healing or some such rot.

I think rot means drivel

churlish.”

Rude in a mean spirited way

rake.”

Not sure what rake refers to

I daresay he’ll be well shot of me if he were to never come back. Though

He will be glad to be rid of me

maudlin

Tearfullysentimental

inanities

Silly or stupid

I bowed, feeling awkward to have such august attention on me.

I don't know what August attention means

dukex

I don't know what dukex means

soused

Antiquated word for drunk

circuitous

Longer than the most direct way

winkle

Flush out the truth

fortnight

An informal British word referring to two weeks