The Pickwick Papers: Chapter 2 Part 1

A continuation of my attempt to recreate one of my favourite childhood lists. The explanation and chapter 1 can be found here. It seems that here I missed the phrase "put 'em under the pump" which means:

• Vivacity - lively in temper, conduct, or spirit 
• Hitherto - up to this or that time
• Cessation - a stop in some action
• Smart (verb) - cause a sting pain
• Illustrious - having high calibre
• Tenacity - the quality of being persistent
• Singular - remarkable
• Perplexed - filled with confusion or difficulty
• Portmanteau - a large carry case. From french: porter, to carry, manteau, to handle.
• Scrupulous - diligent or very concerned to avoid wrong doing.
• Imbibing - taking in liquid
• Forthwith - immediately or without delay
• Affray - fight in public
• Dispassionate - not influenced by passion (similar to disinterested notinfluenced by interest)
• Interposition - to place between things
• Proffer - offer for acceptance
• Volubility - characterised by flowing speech
• Reeking - emit an odour or vapour - on being told that he smelled, Samuel Johnson once said, "No madam, you smell, I reek."
• Whither - to some place
• Lugging - carrying or dragging with great effort
• Countenance - facial expression
• Infallibility - absolute trustworthiness
• Pervade - to be present throughout
• Jaunty - lively, cheery, self-confident
• Self-possessing - in full control of oneself
• Impudence - cheekiness
• Haggard - looking exhausted especially from suffering
• Bespeak - suggest evidence of or reserve in advance
• Vestige - trace of something that no longer exists
• Coherent - logical and consistent
• Intimate - imply or hint OR state or make known publicly
• Precipitation - sudden haste
• Conviction - fixed belief
• Loquacious - talkative
• Ruminating - thinking deeply
• Mutability - the ability to change