prudently: Careful in providing for the future
inveterate: Settled or confirmed in a practice, or habit, feeling or he like
propensity: A natural inclination or tendency
repose: State of rest
stripling: A youth
sequester: To remove or separate (isolate)
apparition: Anything that appears. (ghost)
purport: To present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being. (attend)
imbibed: To drink especially alcoholic beverages
incessant: Continuing without interruption
[Hessian]: The figure of a Hessian soldier of the Revolutionary war.
reverie: A daydream
gambol: To play at any game of chance for money or other stakes
spectre: A ghost that you can see
tarry : To remain or stay, as in place