Partial list.

4 cerumen is wax, ear- and perhaps other as well

5 lanose means wool-like.

17 thalloid should mean not unlike thallium, the element, and if it isn't a real word it should be

28 modesty probably has additional meanings beside the self-deprecating one we use regularly

36 bagasse - isn't that the left-over cotton fibers after processing? I know if you are exposed to too much if it you may get a nice euphonious lung disease called "bagassosis"

38 afflatus - something smells, here