WOTD - 08 Feb 2006

TRAMP - VAGRANT; One who travels aimlessly about on foot, doing odd jobs or begging for a living
HER - Possessive pronoun (There are seven possessive pronouns in modern English: mine, yours, his, hers, its, ours, theirs)
VANITY - Conceit; Excessive pride in one's appearance or accomplishments
DOWAGER - Titled widow; A widow who holds a title or property derived from her deceased husband
MONEYED - Rich
DIVAN - SETTEE; A small or medium-sized sofa
SEW - Dam
VENISON - Deer meat
DACHA - Russian villa; A Russian country house
SLEEPER - Track support; one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
GRIMY - Dirty
MORTAR - Explosive; A portable, muzzleloading cannon used to fire shells at low velocities, short ranges, and high trajectories

How did I miss these!?:
RATIO - Proportion

Just to re-emphasise:
RENAL - Of the kidneys
DEFER - Postpone
PREEN - Primp