Words from 'The Dinner Party'

swullocking -- muggy, sultry
welkin -- sky
gleen -- burst of sunshine, or a gap in the clouds
brumous -- foggy
brae -- a steep hillside or bank
ceilidh -- a party involving music, dancing, storytelling, etc (pronounced KEE-lay)
droshky -- a two- or four-wheeled Russain carriage
wabble -- wobble
cosset -- pet lamb
squamous -- scaly
skink -- a type of lizard
sheldrake -- a type of duck
dome -- in this context: a hall
twinspur -- a type of flower
jounce -- bob
jalousie -- a window comprised of glass slats
katalox -- a type of dark wood
raucous -- noisy
klatch -- crowd
zechin -- sequin
glister -- glitter
fife -- a small flute
crwth -- a celtic stringed instrument (pronounced CREWH; the 'w' has a slight 'ha' on the end)
descant -- play in a high register
tenoroon -- tenor bassoon
nosh -- eat
mulligan -- a type of stew
champ -- chomp
beeves -- plural of beef
abattoir -- slaughterhouse
wynd -- narrow street (pronounced WHINED [like bind or find])
costrel -- a flat, earthenware container for liquid with loops to pass a rope or belt through
anisette -- a clear, sweet liquor made from anise
sacchariferous -- containing sugar
blether -- chatter
pawky -- shrewd
capote -- long coat, sometimes hooded
frothy -- lacy
epergne -- a metal centerpiece designed to hold dishes, vases, and candleholders (pronounced eh-PERN)
salver -- a serving platter
lovage, hyssop, and dill -- herbs
wisha -- an exclamation of surprise
yegg -- thief
strepitous -- noisy
slithery -- having a slippery texture or quality
elver -- young eel
larcener -- thief
muster -- meeting
hie -- hasten
wain -- cart
moke -- donkey or (in Australia) a rather poor horse
piebald and roan -- colors of horses
louring -- dark and threatening
murk -- fog
cepheid -- (should be capitalized, actually) a type of star with a regular light pattern that astronomers can use to determine distances in space