Genuflect : Bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
Rococo : ornate,highly decorated
Immure : Imprison,
Skimp : Supply sparingly, with a meager allowance
Testy : Easily irritated or annoyed
Benighted : Overtake with darkness or night
Votary : Follower of a cult
Plangent : Loud and resounding
Soupcon : A slight but appreciable addition,suggestion
Maunder : Talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
Gibbet : Expose to ridicule or public scorn