coarsest

"fondly expecting thier coarsest utensils in that happy place would be of massy silver."

page 131

elements of literature

the only definition i could think of was like coarse meaning something has a rough texture.

frugality

"like most other undertakerswho have no assistance from the public, they starved the designby too much frugality."

page 131

elements of literature

honestly i have no idea what this means

reproach

"Nor would the shade of the skin have been any reproach at this day, for if a Moor may be washed white in three generations, surely an Indian might have been blanched in two."

page 133 Elements of Literature

I think reproach means to find fault with something or to blame.

modish

Elements of Literature

p.131

"This modish frenzy, being still more inflamed by the charming account
given of Virginia by the first adventurers, made many found of removing such a
Paradise."

I think that modish means in the current style or popular.