| Term | Definition |
|---|
| eminent | reputed; distinguished |
| admonition | warning |
| piquancy | the state of being appealingly provocative |
| palm | palm leaf carried as a symbol of victory or triumph |
| suffrage | the right of voting |
| lintel | horizontal beam that supports the structure above it |
| magnanimity | generosity of spirit; high-mindedness |
| hobgoblin | object or source of fear, dread or harassment |
| equipage | collection of small articles for personal use; horse drawn carriage with attendants |
| obsequious | submissive; fawning |
| mendicant | adj. depending on alms for a living; n. beggar |
| sycophantic | ingratiating |
| disburden | make something or someone free of burden |
| avail | to be of use or advantage |
| antinomianism | the belief that moral laws are relative rather than fixed or universal |
| upbraid | chastise; reprimand |
| amelioration | the act of making something better or improving it |
| stoic | seemingly indifferent to joy, grief, pleasure or pain |
| prevail | succeed; overcome |
| felicity | instance of great happiness or bliss |
| halcyon | adj. calm and peaceful; n. a fabled bird that was said to be able to calm the winds and waves while it nested at sea during the winter solstice |
| interpolate | butt in; interrupt |
| novitiate | the state of being a novice |
| delineate | demarcate; explain; outline |
| compunction | regret; reluctance; second thoughts |
| sumptuous | lavish, splendid, opulent |
| omnipresence | the state of being always around |
| presentiment | feeling that something is about to occur; intuition; hunch; premonition |
| dissipated | wasted or squandered away |
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