| yahoo | crude, coarse people | The yahoos in the military lost my discharge papers. |
| Welsh | people from Wales, a Celtic region in England. | The Welsh put up a terrific fight before capitulating to the British king. |
| lineage | line of descent from ancestors | He claimed that his lineage include royalty. |
| mired in a bog | stuck in a soft muddy place | The Roman armies became mired in a bog and were an easy target for the Celtic warriors. |
| slattern | an untidy or immoral woman | Mom would not let me marry the village slattern. |
| the "halt" | those who have physical disabilities, esp. inability to walk | The healer claimed to be able to heal the halt and the lame. |
| improvident | those who did not provide for the future | Improvident folks were left without any retirement whatsoever. |
| congenial | friendly | It was prudent to be congenial with the CHP officer. |
| admonition | warning | The cop let him go with an admonition. |
| sulks | pouts | Sarah sulked around all day after the teacher yelled at her. |
| slovenly | disorderly, messy | She was the slovenly slattern in the sloppy saloon. |