| Term | Definition |
|---|
| pernicious | causing great injury or ruin |
| augmenting | increasing; enlarging |
| grievance | injustice; complaint |
| transgression | wrongdoing; sin |
| heretics | those who hold to a belief opposed to the established teachings of the church |
| cunning | cleverness; slyness |
| procure | get |
| predominant | having dominating influence over others |
| vile | worthless |
| intercession | the act of pleading on behalf of another |
| sallow | of a sickly, pale-yellowish complexion |
| waverer | one who changes or is unsteady |
| lamentable | distressing; sad |
| unwieldy | awkward; clumsy |
| gallant | brave and noble |
| fray | noisy fight |
| martial | military |
| exile | banish |
| eloquence | speech that is vivid, forceful, graceful, and persuasive |
| fickle | changeable |
| pensive | thinking deeply or seriously |
| vial | small bottle containing medicine or other liquids |
| enjoined | ordered |
| wayward | headstrong; willful |
| dismal | causing gloom or misery |
| loathsome | disgusting |
| pilgrimage | long journey, often for religious purposes |
| remnants | remaining persons or things |
| penury | extreme poverty |
| haughty | arrogant |
| sepulcher | tomb |
| ambiguities | statements or events whose meanings are unclear |
| scourge | whip or other instrument for inflicting punishment |
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