| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Austere | strict or stern in moral discipline |
| Abstemious | eating or drinking in moderation |
| Abate | to reduce in amount, degree, or intensity |
| Ardor | great wealth, or intensity, as of emotion, passion, or desire |
| Humane | having the good qualities of a human being, as kindness, mercy, or compassion |
| Allay | to subdue or reduce |
| Prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege |
| Inveterate | firmly established by long persistence (tendency to overlook the obvious) |
| Extirpate | to destroy completely |
| Fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or pain or adversity with courage |
| Prescience | knowledge of events; foresight |
| Zenith | highest point in heavens directly overhead, or highest point |
| Auspicious | promising success, prosperous |
| Importune | to urge or beg with troublesome persistence |
| Supplant | to take place of one another, especially by force or treachery, replace |
| Temporal | Earthly lifeform |
| Sea-change | a transformation of the sea, any large change |
| Nonpareil | An excellent person |
| Usurp | to overthrow by force |
| Celestial | relating to or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| Credulous | readiness to believe uncertain things |
| Perfidious | Betraying someone's trust, faithless |
| Debauch | to path of evil |
| Indignity | act to offend a person's dignity/self respect |
| Penitent | cause to regret or feel regret |
| Potent | having or wielding force or authority |
| Abjure | reject or renounce |
| Remorse | distress for pat wrongs |
| Chastise | punishment by whipping |
| Jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| Meander | to wander aimlessly or casually without urgent destination |
| Travail | to labor hard or work hard |
| Vigilance | the quality or state of being watchful |
| Muse | a state of deep thought or dreamy abstraction |
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