| Term | Definition |
| absolution | act of freeing someone of a sin or a criminal charge |
| admonish | advise caution |
| augment | make greater;enlarge |
| avarice | greed |
| credulous | intending to believe too readily |
| dauntless | fearless;can not be intimidated |
| fervent | showing great warmth of feeling |
| grievous | causing sorrow;hard to bear |
| judicious | showing good judgment |
| malevolence | ill will;spitefulness |
| maxim | general truth or rule of conduct expressed in brief form |
| pernicious | fatal;deadly |
| sanguine | confident;cheerful |
| solicitous | showing care or concern |
| sovereign | supreme in power rank or authority |
| sundry | various;miscellaneous |
| timorous | timid |
| winsomeness | charm;delightfulness |
| rancor | * |
| derision | * |