| Term | Definition |
|---|
| profaner | one who treats sacred things with disrespect; blasphemer |
| pernicious | evil, deadly, fatal |
| adversary | enemy, opponent |
| shun | to avoid, to keep away from |
| augment | to increase, to enlarge |
| grievance | complaint, cause of distress |
| chaos | total confusion, disorder, havoc |
| transgression | violation, sin, the breaking of a law |
| purge | cleanse, purify |
| chaste | pure, modest, innocent |
| posterity | future generations |
| marred | flawed, damaged, spoiled |
| anguish | sorrow, pain, torment |
| heretic | one whose beliefs are contrary to popular beliefs |
| perilous | dangerous, hazardous |
| esteem | respect, confidence |
| rapier | a long and light sword |
| virtuous | righteous, having good values |
| disparage | to belittle, to put down, to discredit |
| conjure | to summon, cause to appear as if by magic |
| peril | danger |
| enmity | hatred, hostility |
| perjuries | lies, lies under oath |
| woo | try to win over, seek to marry |
| naught | nothing |
| vice | evil, immoral, or wicked habit |
| woes | troubles, sorrows, or worries |
| chide | to scold, to disapprove |
| rancor | bitter resentment, hatred, spite |
| wench | woman servant, a wanton woman |
| warrant | to guarantee, to promise, to give one's word for |
| drudge | slave, an overworked servant |
| fray | a fight |
| fortnight | a period of two weeks |
| foe | enemy, adversary |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities |
| amorous | loving, indicative of love |
| tedious | boring, tiresome, repetitious |
| eloquence | flowing, graceful or expressive speech |
| fiend | devil, evil spirit, wicked person |
| deceit | dishonesty, treachery, betrayal |
| calamity | a disaster, a misfortune |
| valor | bravery, courage |
| reconcile | to reunite, to make friends again |
| inundation | a flood, an overwhelming |
| vial | small container, especially for medicine |
| abate | to lessen, to diminish |
| dismal | dreary, dark, and gloomy |
| shroud | a burial cloth |
| dirge | a mournful song, a funeral song |
| meager | a small amount, scanty, thin |
| pestilence | any infectious disease that spreads rapidly |
| aloof | emotionally distant, indifferent, uninterested |
| apprehend | to seize, to take into custody. to arrest |
| peruse | to read carefully, examine in detail |
| inter | to bury |
| inauspicious | unfavorable, unlucky, unfortunate |
| sepulcher | a tomb, a grave |
| thwarted | blocked, prevented |
| ambiguities | uncertainties, possibility of being understood in two or more ways |
| discord | disagreement of opinions, harsh unpleasing sounds, conflict |
| plunder | to rob, loot, take goods by force |
| squall | a brief, violent wind storm |
| mammoth | huge, enormous |
| bereft | deprived of, left desolate |
| insidious | treacherous, working or spreading harmfully |
| dissemble | to disguise, put on a false appearance |
| lithe | bending easily, flexible |
| incredulity | disbelief, difficulty to believe |
| bemusing | confusing |
| glowering | scowling, looking at with anger |
| maudlin | tearfully sentimental, drunk and emotional |
| contempt | hatred, scorn, lack of respect |
| formidable | inspiring fear or dread, difficult, challenging |
| mutinous | rebellious |
| browsing | looking at casually |
| prodigious | hige, vast, amazing |
| rogues | scoundrels, dishonest people |
| ambrosia | food of the gods, anything that tastes heavenly |
| cordial | friendly, a sweet liqueur |
| titanic | powerful, huge |
| brazen | shamelessly bold |
| implacable | not easily satisfied |
| insolent | rude, arrogant, disrespectful |
| impudent | very rude, offensive boldness |
| famished | starving, very hungry |
| entrails | intestines, guts |
| tremulous | trembling, shaking |
| enchantress | bewitching woman |
| remote | distant, removed |
| hover | to hang suspended above, to hang around |
| harried | worried, stressed, tormented |
| hew | chop with an ax, cut forcibly |
| bellow | yell loudly, roar |
| ninny | an idiot, a fool |
| ogre | monster |
| carrion | decaying or rotting flesh |
| whim | sudden notion or idea |
| indifferent | not interested |
| appalled | shocked, horrified |
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