| Term | Definition |
| sulk | to be silent and moody |
| wispy | thin and weak |
| transluscent | shining through |
| exasperate | to frustrate and irritate |
| pretense | pretending or feigning; make-believe |
| dowry | money and goods that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| insolent | boldly rude or disrespectful |
| concubine | a socially recognized mistress |
| deficient | lacking |
| auspicious | lucky; promising success |
| posterity | all future generations; all descendants of one person |
| sullen | resentfully silent |
| apparition | ghostly figure |
| penance | action that shows remorse for past conduct |
| wantonness | lewdness; sensualness |