prothalamion	noun	a song in celebration of a marriage
atrabilious	adjective	given to or marked by melancholy; GLOOMY
hyacinth	noun	a precious stone of the ancients sometimes held to be the sapphire; a gem zircon or essonite
souse	verb	pickle
pyrrhic	adjective	costly to the point of negating or outweighing expected benefits
orgulous	adjective	proud
jactitation	noun	a tossing to and fro or jerking and twitching of the body
proselytize	verb	to recruit someone to join one's party, institution, or cause
ultima	noun	last syllable of a word
lagniappe	noun	an extra or unexpected gift or benefit