John Adams Vocabulary liveried retinue clandestine St.

Eustatius Palatine - Palatine Germans stevedores draymen Madeira claret burgundy - wine Flummery - food or dessert? Trifles - food syllabubs floating islands (dessert) design if it was moved and seconded (moved)despond (verb) dysentery rheumatism disquietude fresh efforts saltpeter independency staunchly anathema contentious calumny

scurrilous opprobrious man-of-war sallow (long sallow look) infirmities imperturbable impious dandified scathing (adj) jejune inane puerile mettle - of the same mettle irrevocable decision bedeviled efficacious infallible conciliatory piddling - piddling genius acquiesce - left no choice but to acquiesce clarion call sloops (noon) armed sloops brigantines down-at-the-heels materiel - abundance of war materiel conciliatory prerogative avaricious indefatigable iniquitous "gaiety de coeur"

hesitancy profusion - profusion of lilacs in bloom depredations lanky - lanky freckled youth aspersions reticent palatial - palatial country seat fastidious - fastidious tastes protege torrent lithe - lithe figure aquiline - aquiline nose tapis - great things are on the tapis disparagingly felicity greatest quantity of human happiness dictum disjunctive gavel candor crux - the crux of the matter Prudence contagion unremitting multifarious divine Providence quipped (verb) spoke diminutive palsy spidery - spidery signature actuated

ardently alacrity scrivener puke delirium tenterhooks - on tenterhooks transpire beset tremulous excruciating bedridden to no avail ardor succumbed brooding promontory pretensions to (something) pert prodigiously coveted alacrity Machiavellian maneuvers staunch intrepid chaise - two wheeled chaise frowzy expounding had he only arrived pell-mell standing army din

succor tooth and nail stipulations staunchest tedious stupefied twitters - be in the twitters admonitions dear - become dear beyond measure manage- he'll manage some how scrimp - scrimp and save anguish abate plaintively feints volley emoluments impropriety extolling ardently madeira accosted capsize erudition appalling wretched reek sea coal stagnant masthead mizzen

broadside formidable array of cannon fray accoutered brig thoroughfare gentility heaven-sent frailties multitudinous opulence coiffures innumerable stern haughty assiduity bagatelles venerable clergy scarcely scullion homespun sardonic VIR (Latin acronym meaning "man of character" allees linden rancor vehemence mercurial altercation arduous

momentous undertaking staunch cordial aloof indolence slipshod girth gout boils admonished evasive affrontive livres frugality exorbitant appalling blunder bespeaks trite expedient perspicuous elocution imperturbable commission affable indispensable emoluments transpired mocking steadfastly

futility superfluous received - received in the king's chamber sumptuous agleam clockwork expedite drafted reports disbursements prizes privateers vexing procure distraught lavish profusion unmeaning magnificence incessant dissipations intervening calico formidable dispatches inevitable unburden roguery inadvertence trim hitherto disheartened

inherits impartiality dreadful quarters reproach strife uncandor compatriots integrity amiable derided cypher fanatic bigot play second fiddle retinue equipage perpetuate vitriol detestation dissimulation diffidence timidity complaisance plenipotentiary communique adrift vow (verb) abject insinuation reproach

sanctify testimony mire sprawl quench austere ardently post chaise conceited brooding conjectures pallor bespoke buoyed resplendent duress fund (fund of opinions) elicit salacious flirtatious crave pertaining indiscreet intimidate letup ardor stringent parsonage scarcities profiteering incessant

enmities ever-present depreciation (currency) avaricious ordeal indecisive rabble vaunted stalemate apprehension offing portend overarch subcommittee salient bestow steadying godsend perch clarity preamble affirm compact (noun) furnish covenant common good unequivocally seizure - of property, search and seizure molested estate dictates

sole and exclusive right hereditary magistrate absurd diffuse seminaries immunities (rewards and immunities) countenance inculcate bulwark abiding (faith) apparatus counterpart amiability he had a decided influence unanimously amendment override alterations diminish vast - vast satisfaction approbation content rancorous scrawls - noun? solicit virtually unanimous esteem - in the esteem of Congress, sterling shabbily dismiss

censure applause implore refit perils pertain inherent heartfelt liken - something to something judicious bear repose delicacy intricacy diffidence forthrightly distress disconsolate obstinacy foment spring a leak pump (ship) howling (wind) frigate foresail - under foresail gale unrelenting prudently closer call maroon (verb) whim

constituted- a man so constituted like Adams scrawny quixotic repose provisions calash clumsy profusion perpendicular - 3857 wretchedness squalor undertaking fume (be mad) concede compensation courtesy post chaise tolerable disposition sanguine explicit prosecuting vigor prudence veritable groping dint consummate abiding fervor stout

humble manifest unsettling emphatic meddling exclusive domain homespun disingenuous delicacies consonant (my powers are not perfectly consonant) bide one's time score outpouring surpass sanction propaganda tactfully double agents ill suited trifling (trifling away his time) considered clear-headed rejoice magnanimity treat them with gratitude dignity posterity entangling steadier scrawl do flourishes (waste no time learning to do flourishes

with his pen) statuary seduce betray corrupt debauch steel appeal played heavily stroll enticing public trust to uphold deported (how Americans deported themselves in Europe) convictions stemming prudishness at stake equipage urbanity ostentation splendidly flint vanity sordid drawn us aside line of duty dictates of our consciences obtuse detractors candor

feeble voluminous disdain culminate rift desperate curb rampant (inflation) devalue candidly peace gesture implying prudent accredited discord act of bad faith in good faith knowingly indispensable explicit armaments substantial crux of the matter tacitly consent to be bound by the same laws aloof deployed sentiments crushing reply henceforth pointedly undiplomatic

devastating indictment endeavored defective mistakes (his ground) benevolence oppressed reign acknowledgements unbecoming welfare apparent stoutness procure smuggling overt "suitoring" reconnaissance strain of relations acquiesced - untenable against the odds genuinely hung in the balance prevail repentance ceaselessly spectacle indomitable - truce interminably ingenuity

industry wresting contrived innumerable dikes sluices cope astonishing unremitting expense massive Huguenots separatists astonishing upsurges maritime prestige immense thronged masts verdure luster magnificence facades patriarch bespoke unrivaled dank putrid laden filth feculence pestilential

malady (vs. malaise?) patronize brothel teeming incessantly unobserved rife speculation high-blown ruin get his bearings circumvent prominent circulate exuberant estimable avarice salubrious astonishing zeal ill-suited daunting fathom privateering man-of-war pretext indignation dreaded squarely likelihood the long haul fled irrevocable

phenomenal capacity not lost on the industrious astute first character contend prominent champion the cause astutely enlist inertia status quo burgomaster shun reluctance rash defect shattered confidence adulations exuberance bitterly cold and raw restless disheartened rector (of the school) impertinent merited a trashing indignation schoolmaster rub off on someone mean-spirited wretch

avarice stinginess abruptly conferring genteel coachman livery breeches waistcoat rigidity arrogance obstinacy foment emissary accredited appallingly niceties deacon 4277-4281 asylum be amiss extensive navigation render abundance acutely convention risking ridicule enmity disgrace humiliated uncharacteristically countenance protuberant solemn

solemnized anxious plump dissuade plea rendition unalterably tenderest calico dispensing vigorous exhortations strive sought for with ardor stagnant water be elated It would not become me to write ordeal inured oblige consecrates inviolable pangs of absence sensibly repose "Man active resolute and bold- Is fashioned in a different mold." sylphs Morpheus punctually mortification reckoning dogged

disinclined velocity indignation insist disquisitions dislodge intractable assiduously ignited (sharp debate) tenaciousness clipped (said his clipped Scottish way) approbation dictates (by the dictates of the French Court) revoked concurrence abject proceedings secret session motion (a motion in Congress) commission fury seldom stoutly gallant intrigue avaricious encroached prerogatives fiercely ingratiate desperately (4436) abhorrent truce

gravely (worried) exquisite sensibility anxiety commodious facades absorbed in work bleak outlook try as he might peacemaker maintain a good front faculties - have some faculties for something exhausted imprecise putrid insensible surgeon pestilential stagnant quinine malignant nigh (had well nigh stumble) insidious malady listlessness dejection treatise giddy delirium apace rampant emanate miasma typhus

drag on recur feeble knees plague (someone) stricken consoled embarked apprehension wretched gallantly animosity malicious estimation of my countrymen tether contemptible flit dart vexations seclusion presaged deliverer glorious elated decisive come to pass struggle feeble(d) audaciously categorical answer petitions popular sentiment (against) affection esteem

collaborators cease press for action rectitude unflinching emitter bright outlook imprudent ridiculous infuriate credentials induced disposed recounted charge (charge of vanity) vanity mercenary quack (n) lucid candid flagrantly self-congratulatory warming to the subject of portray evoke anticipate repeal (an act or law) the tide turned follow suit credence triumph and vindication "corps diplomatique" compensate

fraternity elation envoy arouse transports of joy syndicate guilders (currency) aggravation timidity hostilities contend with rendered a most important and essential service confide exert perseverance temperament ridicule persist assuming exhortations treaty of commerce deputies ample affliction linger altarpiece intractable attentively mandatory precursor empower take on a new air haughty

abide irrespective stead unburdened pent-up base jealousy sordid voluminous ire avow blatantly firmness animosity conjurer illegitimate son insinuating artful right of navigation counterbalanced confiscate lull amiss acutely enlisting expostulation reproof admonition disposition "petits gateaux" throes abject fussed over condescension

contempt meddle recompense vehement insisting vast deal of conversation stark torments impair seafaring smoldering with indignation unmolested preliminary direct violation sovereignty infamous parlance propriety afterthought bravado contemptuously succumbed convene annals abject loneliness steadfastly parsonage parental props circumspect prudent stateliness misconstrue haughtiness

affability partiality valedictorian disposition amiable squandered rake plaintive duration dire apprehension scarcely formidable asunder yeomanry mulatto abide potash rheumatism exert one's authority victual camblet cloak sublime phosphorescence drollery harp (v) incessantly preeminence torment pilot boat squally rain broadside post chaise dale (travel every hill and dale)

exult commiseration sanguine ecstatic adamant noisome horrendous capstone nonplussed salon sparse tepid (5130) porter bewildered exasperated sprat indispensable exorbitant "frotteur" chamber pot privy ridicule averse appalling condone abhorrent iniquity impunity orphanage lewdness frivolity bent on a good time spectacles

swarming jollity mirth foibles jaunty chemise tiffany lutestring fangled settee devotee most agreeable assemblage denunciation valet invariably enthralling reconciling poising garters lavishly deportment insinuation genteel inevitably sprightly exemplary palatial house ease well behaved dull tutelage benediction

parsonage contentiousness interlude common creed ascension mediocre confided in someone palpable amply gratified venture agonies resentment manifold second to none steadily pianoforte rarefied Madeira (wine?) reconvened seclusion poplar amiable stupor venom incredulous unqualified endorsement adhere lineament godsend commissioner prejudices partialities

unquenchable irrepressible hydraulic tidy accounts ruffles haute in arrears fretted reluctant one of the most estimable characters on earth attentive plight spendthrift voluminous abhorred teeming throngs appreciably less incurred decisively beaten outspokenness promiscuity whooping cough gnawing inutility surpluses levee diplomatic corps amicable discouraged immense

public worth equitable maddeningly obdurate ardently conversant virtually morsels pass muster differential method of calculations theorem bisecting dissecting tangent sequent game of whist quandary loath intricacies perplexing "en famille" vignette "le jour des rois" pertained divert havoc precociously erudite mitre upon his head exceeding "the pale of college" loiter sustained contentment

protocol evil eyes sail on a French packet wrenching songbird fluttered so frantically chambermaid impassioned denunciations decrying depravity boisterous unremitting despotism degrading submission lineaments tyranny odious prodigy undepraved entail ardent inclination to corpulence exuberant obstinate paramount assured pinnacle rancorous blunt candor dissertation exhausting toil

would be rank hypocrisy chastised succumbing confer minister plenipotentiary tyrant noose form and epoch instrumental (in doing something) intrusted agitation poise presaged anecdote animosity surmise horrendous "drawing room" legation served with distinction soldierly carriage - (strong build?) lappets rigging commenced wry transpired embellishing indolent affability affable accoutered

ample allowed that quibbles foul main artery hackneys plied tumult hinterlands reputedly drank oneself into a stupor tatters stingy guinea rotunda affably elated decidedly pointedly avowed duplicitous probity wits' end ludicrous tragedienne pharisee vilify unconscionable reverie tedious propensity

enmity dissension bouts holdovers insoluble shambles complacency intransigence extortion subsistence factotums pomp solemnity consummate apprehensive exorbitant guineas (currency) aversion levee hauteur ventured scampering tillage hyperbole serpentine evoke extolling inasmuch incitements impromptu exhortation

grottoes strictest scrutiny prudence intrepidity susceptible prepossession dwell on something errant ways parsonage mitigation virtually inseparable defraud yourself of sleep (never) impasse stipulated impediment sterling "bona fide" debt flatter oneself emphatically deviated to make good on its obligations appalled trifled with public and private credit wroth and fretted calamitous oratorical utterance doldrums swallow look indiscretion fortitude