| Term | Definition |
|---|
| replication | echo or reverberation |
| spare | lean or thin |
| infirmity | illness; physical defect |
| surly | in a proud, commanding way |
| portentous | foreboding; full of unspecified meaning |
| prodigious | impressively forceful |
| augmented | made greater |
| entreated | begged; pleaded with |
| conspiracy | group plotting harm or the plot itself |
| resolution | strong determination |
| exploit | act, especially a heroic achievement |
| imminent | about to happen |
| suit | old word meaning "petition" |
| spurn | old word meaning "to kick disdainfully" |
| confounded | confused |
| mutiny | open rebellion against authority |
| malice | desire to harm or see harm done to others |
| oration | formal speech |
| discourse | speak formally and at length |
| vile | depraved |
| legacies | money, property, or position left in a will to someone |
| slanderous | damaging to a person's reputation |
| covert | secret |
| chastisement | punishment; severe criticism |
| philosophy | system of principles or beliefs |
| presage | warn of a future event |
| ensign | old word for a standard bearer; one who carries a flag |
| consorted | joined; accompanied |
| demeanor | behavior |
| disconsolate | so unhappy that nothing will comfort |
| misconstrued | misunderstood; misinterpreted |
| envy | feeling of desire for another's possessions or qualities and jealousy at not having them |
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