| Term | Definition |
|---|
| threshold | the sill of a door |
| tarry | leave slowly and hesitantly |
| melancholy | characterized by or causing or expressing sadness |
| wretch | a miserable or unhappy person |
| boughs | large branches of a tree |
| discern | detect with the senses |
| thither | to or toward that place |
| ocular | of or relating to or resembling the eye |
| scruples | motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions |
| verily | in truth |
| abide | To put up with; tolerate; to comply with |
| husbandman | a person who operates a farm |
| mirth | great merriment |
| pious | devoutly religious |
| writh | to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc. |
| bane | something causes misery or death |
| cognizance | having knowledge of |
| catechism | an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion |
| steed | a horse, especially a riding horse |
| vex | be a mystery or bewildering to |
| ecclesiastical | of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church) |
| heathen | a person who does not acknowledge God |
| lamentations | expressions of deep sorrow and grief |
| pendent | hanging or suspended; overhanging, projecting |
| benign | pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence |
| chaste | morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse) |
| incantations | conventionalized words and slogans used and repeated in a manner likened to the utterance of spells |
| proselytes | converts to a religion |
| venerable | Commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or position. |
| anathema | a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication |
| lattice | framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal |
| kiln | a large oven for firing or burning or drying such things as porcelain or bricks |
| unpardonable | inexcusable |
| portentous | of momentous or ominous significance |
| delectable | capable of arousing desire |
| wayfarer | a traveler, esp. on foot. |
| steadfastly | with resolute determination |
| grisly | grim or gruesome |
| recompense | to make compensation for something; repay someone |
| vogue | the popular taste at a given time |
| averred | declared or affirmed with confidence |
| abominable | exceptionally bad or displeasing |
| enmity | a state of deep-seated ill-will |
| fiend | a cruel wicked and inhuman person |
| spires | steeples that taper to a point |
| clique | an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose |
| indefatigable | showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality |
| vicissitudes | a change or variation occurring in the course of something |
| resplendent | having great beauty and splendor |
| assiduous | marked by care and persistent effort |
| demeanor | (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people |
| portal | a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically) |
| sedulously | diligent in application or attention |
| consigned | entrusted; put in the care of; given over |
| genial | conducive to comfort |
| imbibe | receive into the mind and retain |
| deleterious | harmful to living things |
| ardor | feelings of great warmth and intensity |
| vagaries | an extravagant or erratic notion or action |
| vanquishing | defeating in a conquest, contest, or competition |
| assuag | to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate |
| vacuity | total absence of matter |
| wreathed | adorned or crowned with a circlet |
| tendrils | A twisting, threadlike structure by which a twining plant (vine) grasps an object for support |
| depraved | marked by immorality |
| ominous | threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments |
| haughtiness | overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| apothecary | a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs |
| innocuous | unlikely to harm or disturb anyone |
| guileless | free of deceit |
| monstrosity | something hideous or frightful |
| imbued | inspired or influenced thoroughly; pervaded |
| venomous | marked by deep ill will |
| torpid | slow and apathetic |
| upshot | the final issue, the conclusion, or the result; the gist, as of an argument or thesis. |
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