WOTD - 17 Feb 2006

EDAM - Dutch cheese; A mild, yellow Dutch cheese, pressed into balls and usually covered with red wax
DREDGE - Dig up; unearth
TALLOW - Animal fat; Hard fat obtained from parts of the bodies of cattle, sheep, or horses, and used in foodstuffs or to make candles, leather dressing, soap, and lubricants.
HALIBUT - Fish; Edible fishes of northern Atlantic or Pacific waters.
HADES - Hell; the world of the dead
TARRY - Dawdle
PENCE - Pennies; plural of Penny
SQUALL - A brief sudden violent windstorm, often accompanied by rain or snow
FERRIS WHEEL - An amusement ride consisting of a large upright rotating wheel having suspended seats that remain in a horizontal position as the wheel revolves

How did I miss these!?:
ADHERENT - Fan; A supporter, as of a cause or individual

Just to re-emphasise:
HOVEL - Slum; A small, miserable dwelling
CAROUSEL - Merry go around; large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on
BEDEVIL - Plague; To torment mercilessly
BIT - Section
GEN - Information; informal term for information
BELLOWS - Roars; To make the deep roaring sound characteristic of a bull; To shout in a deep voice