| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Ordained | (v) predestined; fixed or established especially by order or command |
| patrimony | (n) an inheritance from a father of other ancestor |
| Baleful | (adj) full of deadly or pernicious influence; deadly, sinister |
| Buffets | (v) to strike against forcefully, batter |
| Relent | (v) to mollify, to cause to be less harsh or severe; to give in, as in influence or pressure |
| Renown | (v) the state of being much known and talked of; exalted reputation derived from extensive praise of great achievements |
| Retainers | (n) a servant or attendant, especially one in the household of a person of high rank |
| Din | (n) a jumble of loud, usually discordant sounds |
| Engendering | (v) to bring into existence; to breed, generate, procreate |
| Divining/Divination | (v) to know by inspiration, intuition, or reflection; (n) an indication of what is future or secret, prediction |
| Sage | (adj) having or exhibiting wisdom or wise judgment |
| Lament | (v) to express grief for or about; mourn |
| Cunning | (adj) marked by or given to artful subtlety and deceptiveness |
| Shroud | (n) a cloth used to wrap a body for burial |
| Foreboding | (v) to indicate the likelihood of, portend; to prophecy or predict |
| Malice | (n) a desire to harm others or see others suffer, extreme ill will or spite |
| Insolent | (adj) audaciously rude or disrespectful, impertinent |
| Precedence | (n) priority claimed or received because of preeminence of superiority |
| Hekatomb | (n) a sacrifice to the ancient Greek or Roman gods consisting of 100 oxen or cattle |
| Stratagem | (n) a military maneuver designed to deceive or surprise an enemy |
| Pacify | (v) to ease the anger or agitation of |
| Rite | (n) a ceremonial act or series of acts |
| Mulled | (v) to go over extensively in the mind, ponder |
| Illustrious | (adj) well-known and very distinguished, eminent |
| Lithe | (adj) flexible, limber; capable of being easily bent |
| Desolation | (n) devastation, ruin |
| Revel | (v) to take great pleasure or delight; to pluck, retract, pull back |
| Surfeit | (n) overindulgence in food or drink |
| Dissemble | (v) to disguise or conceal behind a false appearance |
| Clamor | (v) to exclaim insistently and noisily |
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