| Term | Definition |
|---|
| acuteness | n.- shrewdness; quickness of mind |
| adieu | n.- goodbye |
| agog | adj.- excited |
| ante-chamber | n.- outer room |
| assailing | v.- attacking |
| caprice | n.- whimsy; change of mind |
| demesne | n.- land around a mansion; domain |
| demise | n.- that which is transmitted by inheritance |
| etiquette | n.- proper manners |
| exultation (exaltation) | n.- joy |
| extort | v.- to gain by force |
| fraternal | adj.- brotherly |
| graver | adj.- more serious |
| haughtiness | n.- conceit; arrogance |
| jaded | adj.- exhausted |
| oppressed | adj./v.- to be burdened by pressure |
| perversely | adv.- stubbornly |
| portico | n.- covered porch |
| precedence | n.- importance |
| punctilious | adj.- careful; exact |
| revelry | n.- wild party or celebration |
| reverie | n.- deep thought; daydream |
| scabbard | n.- sheath for a sword |
| toils | n. (pl)- snares or traps |
| verily | adv.- in truth or fact |
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