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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