| Term | Definition |
|---|
| morass | a marsh or swamp |
| termagant | a quarrelsome, scolding woman |
| celibacy | the state of being unmarried |
| quagmire | wet, boggy ground, yielding under the feet |
| impregnable | not capable of being captured or entered by force |
| eminent | famous, distinguished |
| propitiate | to win or regain the good will of |
| prowess | superior ability or skill |
| usurer | a person who lends money at interest |
| parsimony | stinginess, unreasonable economy |
| superfluous | unnecessary; being more than is needed |
| mendicant | a beggar |
| brazen | of brass |
| veracious | honest, habitually truthful |
| stigma | mark of disgrace |
| tremulous | trembling, quivering |
| dotage | feeble and childish state due to old age |
| deferential | very respectful |
| transient | passing quickly; fleeting |
| writhe | to make twisting or turning movements, contort the body |
| cadence | measured movement, as in dancing or marching |
| oppress | to worry, trouble; to rule harshly or keep down by cruel use |
| sullen | glum, gloomy, sad |
| heresy | a religious belief opposed to the established doctrines of a church |
| acrid | sharp, bitter, stinging |
| precipitate | to bring on, hasten, cause to happen before expected; to throw headlong |
| minion | a subordinate official |
| conjecture | theorizing or guesswork |
| diffuse | disseminate or spread |
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