| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Admonition | n. counsel, caution, a warning |
| Bards | n. poets |
| Muse | n. the genius or powers characteristic of a poet |
| Oracles | n. divine communications or relations |
| Piquancy | n. liveliness; tartness |
| Nonchalance | n. cool indifference or lack of concern |
| Eclat | n. showy or elaborate display |
| Constitution | n. character or condition of mind |
| Titular | adj. pertaining to title |
| Ephemeral | adj. lasting a short time; transitory |
| Capitulate | v. to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms |
| Mean | adj. low or inferior in grade, quality, or character |
| Expediency | n. a regard for what is advantageous or politic rather than for what is right |
| Mortify | v. to subjugate the body, passions, etc. by abstinence, ascetic discipline, or self-inflicted suffering |
| Prudent | adj. judiciously wise or cautious in practical affairs |
| Magnanimity | n. generosity in forgiving an insult or injury |
| Sallies | n. outbursts or flights of passion or fancy |
| Homage | n. respect |
| Affront | v. to offend by a show of disrespect (or noun- a show of disrespect) |
| Interloper | n. intruder |
| Equipage | n. carriage with horses and attendants |
| Obsequious | adj. excessively compliant or deferential |
| Mendicant | adj. characteristic of a beggar (also a noun: a beggar) |
| Sycophant | n. a servile flatterer; a fawning parasite |
| Parallax | n. the apparent displacement of an object due to the difference of two view points |
| Apologue | n. a moral fable |
| Prate | v. babble, chatter |
| Docility | n. submissiveness |
| Shriven | v. confess one's sins |
| Inly | adv. inwardly; intimately, deeply |
| Timorous | adj. fearful |
| Despond | v. brood, lament, despair |
| Plastic | adj. capable of being molded or receiving from |
| Disapprobation | n. condemnation; disapproval |
| Venerable | adj. worthy of respect |
| Encumber | v. to impede or hinder; to burden or weigh down |
| Amelioration | n. improvement |
| Laudation | n. tribute, an act or instance of praise |
| Bivouac | n. an encampment made with tents or improvised shelters |
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