| Term | Definition |
| diffusive | (adj) tending to spread out |
| churls | (noun) farm laborers; peasants |
| waning | (verb) gradually becoming dimmer or weaker |
| furrows | (noun) narrow grooves, such as those made by plow |
| countenance | (noun) face |
| officious | (adj) meddlesome |
| munificence | (noun) lavish generosity |
| dowry | (noun) property brought by a woman's family to her husband upon their marriage |
| eludes | (verb) avoids or escapes |
| vestige | (noun) trace; remaining bit |
| sublime | (adj) inspiring awe through beauty or grandeur |
| minions | (noun) attendants or agents |