The Graveyard Book definitions 4:8

Tending to avoid or escape from something.

• evasive
• apprentice
• pearlescent
• reluctantly

A bell tower, typically part of a church or other building, housing one or more bells and often located above the main body of the structure.

• belfry
• reproachfully
• translucent
• guess

Not having been made or declared sacred or holy; not having been formally dedicated to religious or divine purposes.

• unconsecrated
• bishop
• pawnbroker
• nark

Curious or inquiring in nature; eager to learn or investigate

• inquisitive
• improbable
• distaste
• gravestones

Not having confessed one's sins and received absolution; not having been granted forgiveness

• unshriven
• sequence
• sentimental
• appreciate

A local district, typically associated with a church and its members

• parish
• exhilarating
• affability
• sarcastic

With one leg on each side; straddling something, typically a horse.

• astride
• upended
• priceless
• outlaw

Matters or details that are not important to a particular situation.

• irrelevancies
• unconquerable
• busybodies
• skeptical

A jewelry item worn attached to clothing, typically as a decorative pin, often featuring precious stones, metals, or intricate designs.

• brooch
• marrow
• impulses
• perspiration

Having a lustrous or iridescent quality; having a sheen or shimmering effect.

• pearlescent
• parasites
• unhallowed
• fairway