Benighted. Not advanced, or civilized.

Bolero. A Spanish dance illustrative of the passion of love.

Brandished. A motion of the arms or body; the menacing motion of
a weapon.

Caches. A hidden or concealed spot.

Castilian. Pertaining to the Spanish.

Calcareous. Lime formation.

Celerity. With speed.

Celestial. Pertaining to the heavens.

Cereal. Any edible grass, seed or grain.

Chaparral. A thick tangle of shrubbery or brush.

Cotillion. A square dance for four couples.

Cosack. A Russian dance.

Contracted. Made smaller; reduced, compass.

Conformation. In the same form; in the like manner.

Concerted. By agreement; all together.

Confirmation. A proven fact or thing.

Consternation. Awe inspiring; fearful.

Constellation. An arbitrary assemblage or group of stars, or a
portion of the heavens occupied by such group.

Complication. Mixed up; without an intelligent or designed
arrangement.

Coincidence. One thing happening with another.

Commodious. Ample in size. Very large.

Contend. To argue in favor of.

Corrosive sublimate. A deadly poison; sulphid of mercury.

Crouching. A low-bending attitude.

Cracovienna. A graceful Polish dance.

Crucial. The test; trying; decisive.

Derision. To make the object of mockery or ridicule.

Devolved. To throw the burden on. To assume the responsibility.

Decomposition. To change; to put into its original form.

Depletion. To take away from. To lessen.

Denuded. To uncover.

Disposition. To make the arrangements for.

Discerned. Discovered; noticed.

Discomfiture. Being beaten.

Discarded. Thrown away; to dispense with.

Diversion. To do something different; otherwise.

Disclose. To show; to inform concerning.

Disseminated. To spread broadcast.

Disdain. To look down upon.

Disjointed. Not in good condition; all awry.

Divined. Understood; having knowledge of.

Disquieting. Not at ease.

Domesticated. Tamed; not wild, or in a wild state.

Economic. Pertaining to the means or methods of living well.

Effective. Well organized. Strong.

Egotistic. Having a good opinion of one's self.

Exhilarating. Joyful; brightening; happy conditi