| Term | Definition |
| abhorred | to regard with extreme repugnance |
| allay | to subdue or reduce intensity or severity |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased restrictive manner |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| homage | expression of high regard |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| precursors | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| prate | to talk long and idly |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| upbraid | to criticize severely; find fault with |