Victorian sexual morality

Anxiety extreme worry

arouse stimulate sexually

bastard person whose parents are not married

bolt roll

boom have a period of rapid economic growth

brothel house of prostitutes

chaste modest, virtuous (virgin state)

chronicle write a record of events

cloth woven fabric

coffin-dwelling living in a box where a dead body is buried

depraved morally bad

deviance difference in moral standards from what is considered acceptable

devotion constant strong love

differentiate show that two things are different

erode wear away gradually

fend for oneself support and care for oneself

flex muscles bend or move the muscles for exercise

fueled by supplied by

innovation something new

manufacture make goods on large scale

massive huge

mourning period of grief after the death of somebody

nobility people of high social rank who have titles (duke)

out of wedlock of unmarried parents

pantaloon trousers

paradoxical containing opposite ideas that seem absurd

ply one's trade work at a skilled job

potent strong

prescribe advise

promiscuous having many sexual partners

prudish easily shocked

ration limit

recuperate recover after being ill or tired

skimpy leaving much of the body uncovered

smelt heat and melt

sodomite person who has anal intercourse

squalor shocking dirtiness

strut walk in an upright and proud way

surge sudden increase

swagger walk proudly with moving hips

underwent (from undergo) experience

uptight nervously stiff

urge strong impulse

usher in invite and encourage

veneer thin outer covering of polished wood

victim person who is injured as a result of crime, accident etc

wench young woman

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