Fantasy Island Scenario - Answers

bedizened 

dressed in a cheap, showy way

bock

a dark beer traditionally drunk in the early spring

chemisette

detachable shirt front formerly worn by women to fill in the neckline of a dress

confabulations

informal conversations; chats

fatuity

smug foolishness

French leave

the act of leaving secretly or in haste

imprevu

unforeseen

inanition

lack of strength or spirit

Josephine look

gown copying Napoleon's wife's style

lapis lazuli

azure blue, semi-precious stone

Mauretania

ship line known for fast ocean crossings

ormolu

imitation gold leaf

parvenu

person who has suddenly acquired wealth or power

Patience

British name for the card game Solitaire

philippic

long, vehement speech, especially one of denunciation

polonaise 

18th-century dress

stylographic

fountain pen with a conical point

trenchant

keen, penetrating, incisive

valetudinarian

one who thinks constantly & anxiously about one's own health

vicissitudes

difficulties that are likely to occur

 

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