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diurnal
of or pertaining to a day or each day; daily
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apophlegmatics
Treatments or medications designed to facilitate discharges of phlegm or mucus from mouth or nostrils.
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awl
a pointed instrument for piercing small holes in leather, wood, etc.
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rapine
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
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cabal
a small group of secret plotters, as against a government orperson in authority.
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calentures
violent fevers with delirium, affecting persons in thetropics
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circumlocutions
a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of morewords than necessary to express an idea.
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cudgel
a short, thick stick used as a weapon; club.
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culverins
medieval forms of musket
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draymen
a person who drives a low, strong cart without fixed sides, for carrying heavy loads
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encomiums
formal expressions of high praise; eulogy
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expostulate
dispute, argue, protest; exhort, counsel.
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hosier
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goodsknitted or woven like hose.
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cephalalgics
mdeicine or treatment for headaches
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