| Term | Definition |
|---|
| posthumously | following or occurring after death |
| countenance | bearing; demeanor |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| reproach | to rebuke or disapprove |
| forsook | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| ignominious | marked with or characterized by disgrace or shame |
| ensconced | shelter; conceal |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of a moment |
| tractable | capable of being easily lead, taught, or controlled |
| cryptic | secret; occult; a hidden or ambiguous meaning |
| disinterred | to remove from a grave; exhume |
| contemptuously | scornfully |
| aloof | cool and reserved |
| demeanor | outward behaviour; conduct |
| gamboling | to frolic |
| to shirk | to neglect or evade |
| to expound | to set forth; state in detail |
| blithely | cheerfully, lightheartedly |
| scapegoat | one who bears the blame for the mistakes of others |
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