1. syncytium — [biology] multinucleate cell or cell mass
The syncytia are distributed irregularly throughout the trophospongia except at the point of contact with the trophoblast.
2. jamb — either vertical element alongside a wall opening such as a door or window frame
We finally found the bullet, driven into the very bottom of the door jamb below the bottom hinge, which is why we’d missed it before, but now the whole picture made even less sense.
3. megrim — [archaic] migraine; caprice, whim; (pl.) depression
Though I saw the reason, writing that check to Hadley left me in the megrims, and not even Boris’s fine cigar and brandy could pull me out of my funk.
4. muskeg — North American swamp or bog
When first you espy the moss covering the ground you’d best slow down and test the path with your poles if you don’t want to become trapped in the muskeg.
5. footboy — boy servant
Because I had saved the dog from drowning in the briars I got my first chance to work inside as a footboy, and to this day I doubt the lord would have cared as much if it had been one of his daughters I’d rescued.
6. inspirit — to encourage, to give vigor and strength
The speech by Lance Armstrong had so inspirited me that I got off my stool and returned to the locker room and rejoined my teammates and we went out on the floor and got our asses whipped.
7. bauchle — [Scots] old shoe
When he crossed his legs I could see a hole in his bauchle stuffed with moss and he saw that I saw and quickly put his foot down on the floor again.
8. cleg — [Scots & British] horsefly, gadfly
The clegs swarmed and stung the cattle ’til the cows turned mad.
9. hallucinosis — state of hallucinating
The pink elephants may be a sign of hallucinosis, yes, but perhaps there may actually be roseate pachyderms, eh?
10. hereaway — around here, hereabouts
The red leopard was hunting hereaway and frightening the villagers so that they kept behind closed doors and windows ever so soon as it got dark.
Bonus Vocabulary
(British culinary)
dripping toast — dish made by covering toast with beef drippings and a little salt
At the first whiff of the dripping toast I was transported back to halcyon days of Rupert in the nursery and glorious breakfasts when the stringencies of rationing were to me purest heaven.