| Term | Definition |
|---|
| mendicancy | the practice of begging; depending on alms for a living |
| pauper | very poor person |
| inhabitant | n. a person or animal that lives in a certain place |
| picturesque | like a picture; pleasing or charming to look at |
| profound | showing intellectual penetration or emotional depths |
| fiend | a cruel wicked and inhuman person |
| endure | put up with something or somebody unpleasant, not yielding |
| treason | violation of allegiance toward one's country or sovereign |
| stringent | demanding strict attention to rules and procedures |
| offensive | causing anger or annoyance |
| scoff | showing your contempt by derision, make fun of, jeer, mock |
| ceremonious | marked by formality; extremely formal and polite; CF. ceremony: conventional social courtesy |
| admire | to look at with wonder, pleasure, and approval |
| sordid | vile, meanly selfish, dirty, filthy |
| elaborate | make more complex, intricate, or richer, complicated, with great care |
| despondent | without hope and courage; depressed; gloomy; N. despondency: loss of hope with gloom; dejection |
| melancholy | state of mind of sadness; depression |
| dainty | delicately beautiful |
| murky | Very dark or gloomy, cloudy |
| perplex | to confuse or make complicated |
| mimic | imitate |
| salaam | to bow deeply, placing the right palm on the forehead in Islamic countries |
| intensify | become more intense, stronger |
| reverent | deep respect |
| obeisances | gestures of homage;deference or reverence |
| forlorn | desolate, dreary, unhappy and miserable |
| grandeur | impressiveness; stateliness; majesty |
| farthing | a former British unit of money equal to 1/4 of a penny |
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