| Term | Definition |
|---|
| brouhaha | Excited public interest, Discussion, or the like |
| recompense | To Repay, Remunerate, Reward as for service |
| woo | To seek the favor, or attention, of a loved one, |
| wiles | A trick, trap or trickery |
| gluttony | Excessive eating and drinking |
| requite | To make payment or return for services |
| transgression | Violation of a Law |
| pestilence | A deadly or viral epidemic or disease |
| insolence | Impertinent behavior or speech |
| guile | Cunning in attaining a goal, Crafty deception |
| omen | Anything happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event to happen in the future |
| harangues | A long pompous speech |
| avenge | To take satisfaction for something |
| divulge | To disclose or reveal something private |
| requital | The reward for a service or kindness |
| fleece | N. Coat of wool that covers a sheep V. To deprive of money |
| libations | The pouring of liquid offerings in a ritual |
| hecatomb | A public offering of 100 oxen to the gods |
| treachery | Violation of faith; betrayal of trust |
| connive | To cooperate secretly |
| beguile | To influence by trickery or flattery |
| nurture | To feed and protect |
| stalwart | Strongly and stoutly built; Sturdy and robust |
| amass | To collect for one's self |
| fervor | Great warmth and earnestness of feeling |
| zealous | Ardently active |
| prodigious | Extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree and force |
| clement | Merciful in character |
| comber | A worker that comes wool |
| pernicious | Causing harm or ruin |
| indolent | Bailout |
| resplendent | Shining brilliantly |
| chaste | Refraining from sexual intercourse |
| comely | Pleasing in appearance |
| suppliant | A petitioner |
| malicious | Malevolent |
| felicity | The state of being happy |
| insidious | Intending to entrap |
| ebb | The flowing back of the water as it returns to the sea |
| propitious | Presenting favorable conditions |
| resplendent | Shining brilliantly |
| edifice | A large building |
| constrain | To force or compel |
| affliction | A state of pain |
| impertinent | Irrelevant |
| incite | To stir |
| ambidextrous | No dominant hand |
| cur | A worthless or unfriendly dog |
| fervent | Having great warmth or sincerity |
| quiver | To shake with a slight but rapid motion |
| sorcery | The art of a person who is able to do magic |
| ewe | A female sheep |
| moly | an herb given to Odysseus by Hermes to counteract the spells of Circe |
| lionhearted | Courageous or brave |
| seer | Prophet |
| usurp | To seize and hold a position by force |
| audacious | Bold or daring |
| dauntless | Fearless |
| azure | Having a purplish shade of blue, like that of a clear unclouded sky |
| vagabond | A person who wanders from place to place without a home |
| prowess | Valor or bravery |
| misgivings | Suspicions, mistrust, or hesitation |
| tenacious | Highly retentive |
| fugitive | A person who flees the law |
| conjure | To call up an evil spirit |
| quandary | Dilemma |
| wanton | Unjustifiably |
| squalid | Foul and repulsive |
| ingenious | Characterized by cleverness |
| rebuke | Reprove, Reprimand |
| prudent | Common sense |
| contentious | Quarrelsome |
| appease | To bring to a state of peace or calm; to satisfy |
| depravity | Being held with out a recource |
| fetid | Having offensive odor |
| obdurate | Unmoved by pity |
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