| Term | Definition |
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| choler | anger; irritable |
| wield | to handle a weapon or tool with skill and ease |
| fray | a scuffle; a brawl |
| forswear | to deny or disavow under oath |
| shrift | confession; absolution given by a catholic priest |
| visage | the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expressions, etc; countenance |
| portentous | of or relating to a portent, ominous; foreboding |
| coy | (adj) artfully shy; quiet; coquettish |
| conjure | (v) to produce, as if by magic |
| chaste | (adj) 1) decent, modest, 2) simple in taste; not excessive |
| consort | (n) 1) a companion; 2) harmony of sounds |
| feign | (v) put on a false appearance; make believe; pretend |
| jaunt | (n) a short journey. Especially one taken for pleasure. |
| gossamer | (n) something (usually fabric) extremely delicate; thin, light |
| entreat | (v) ask of keep asking earnestly; to beg or pray (for something) |
| wantan | (adj) reckless; cruel; excessive; without regard for what is right |
| vile | (adj) very bad; disgusting; obnoxious; foul |
| prorogue | to prolong or extend; to postpone or defer |
| abate | to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish |
| frivolous | (1) lacking seriousness or sense, (2) unimportant (trivial) |
| pestilence | (n.) a deadly or virulent epidemic disease |
| unthrifty | (adj.) unfortunate |
| affliction | something that causes pain or suffering |
| bandy | pass on or rumor in a casual way |
| beguile | to charm or enchant something or someone |
| commend | praise formally |
| fickle | changing frequently; regarding ones loyalties changing quickly |
| livery | servants uniform |
| minion | a follower or servile person |
| naught | nothing; nada; 0 |
| truce | an agreement to stop fighting |
| unseemly | not proper or appropriate |
| untimely | ill-timed; badly timed |
| valor | great courage in the face of danger |
| ravenous | extremely hungery |
| impart | make information known communicate |
| larceny | theft of personal property |
| consternation | feelings of anxiety or dismay |
| stipulate | to demand as part of an agreement |
| dismal | depressing |
| disdain | to think one is unworthy of anothers respect; look down upon; scorn |
| denounce | to publicly declare wrong or evil |
| genteel | polite |
| penitence | feeling or showing sorrow and regret |
| burly | large and strongly built; orlick |
| indenture | a formal legal document or agreement |
| attest | to provide as evidence; to certify; corroborate |
| dejected | dispirated |
| sagacious | showing good judgment; intelligent; wise |
| imperceptible | not perceptible; impossible to percieve |
| capricious | sudden unaccountable changes in mood or behavior |
| audacious | daring; bold; daring; (also can be rude) |
| magnanimous | very genorous |
| adept | very skilled; proficient |
| derive | obtain from something else; acquire |
| deter | discourage from doing something |
| reticent | not revealing ones thoughts or feelings readily |
| incongruous | not compatible |
| encompass | to surround |
| pervade | spread throughout and percieved in every part |
| adjunct | a supplementary thing added to something else; extra part |
| servile | servant like; excessive willingness to please others |
| staid | plain; serious |
| abhorrence | a feeling of repulsion; disgusted with |
| expatriate | a person who lives outside their native country |
| interpose | say or place things between one thing and another |
| discomfiture | make someone feel uneasy or embarrassed |
| countenance | facial expressions (can also be permit or tolerate) |
| lacerate | tear or deeply cut |
| irresolute | uncertain; obscure |
| disengage | to detach, free, loosen, or separate |
| placid | even-tempered; calm; tranquil |
| clemency | mercy; leniance |
| avarice | extreme greed for material wealth |
| discourse | written or spoken communication in debate |
| disperse | distribute over a wide area |
| humour | mood or state of mind |
| kindred | family's relations |
| naught | nothing |
| ordain | order or decree |
| orisons | prayers |
| prostrate | lying on the ground with face down |
| sepulcher | small room in which dead peeople are laid |
| solace | comfort in time of stress |
| sullen | bad-tempered or gloomy |
| surcease | cessation |
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