| Term | Definition |
| Adduce | (v.) to lead to; to cite as proof |
| Attest | (v.) to testify, bear witness |
| Wantonly | (adv.) without discipline, without restrain, recklessly |
| Timorous | (adj.) timid, shy, full of apprehension |
| Irreproachable | (adj.) faultless and exemplary, perfect |
| Ignominy | (n.) disgrace, dishonor |
| Parched | (adj.) extremely thirsty; shriveled |
| Absolution | (n.) forgiveness, redemption |
| Obdurate | (adj.) stubborn |
| Perdition | (n.) eternal damnation |
| Languidly | (adv.) without energy, indifferently |
| Complacency | (n.) self-satisfaction |
| Sacrilege | (n.) a violation of something, someplace or someone held to be sacred (holy) |
| Precipice | (n.) edge, steep overhang |
| Discourse | (n.) the verbal exchange of ideas; a formal, orderly and extended expression of thought |
| Solace | (n.) comfort in distress, consolation |
| Pallid | (adj.) lacking color or liveliness |
| Suppressed | (adj.) held back, restrained |
| Brood | (v.) to think gloomily about |
| Melancholy | (adj.) sad, depressing |