barbatulous
adj. having a small beard

debarb
v. to deprive of a beard

imberb
adj. without a beard

dromaeognathous
adj. having a palate like an emu

chichevache
n. an emaciated monster said to feed on patient wives

(The bicorn, which feeds on kind husbands, is always fat.)

spanghew
v. to launch a frog or toad into the air

oscitant
adj. drowsy or inattentive

novercal
adj. like a stepmother

materteral
adj. suggestive of an aunt

pauciloquent
adj. uttering few words

kalokagathia
n. a combination of the good and the beautiful in a person

bellibone
n. a remarkably beautiful and good woman

humicubation
n. the act of lying on the ground

gruntle
v. to put in a good humor