| immoderate | exceeding just or reasonable limits; excessive; extreme |
| slander | a false statement spoken with the intent of harming the reputation of another |
| prorogue | to prolong or extend; to postpone or defer |
| charnel house | a burial vault for the remains of the dead |
| shroud | a cloth or garment wrapped around a dead person for burial |
| surcease | to cease; to end; to discontinue |
| kindred | a person's family or relatives |
| abate | to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish |
| behest | a command or order; a request (issued strongly); a directive |
| prostrate | overthrown, overcome, or helpless; utterly dejected or depressed; disconsolate |
| orisons | prayers |
| cull | to pick out from others; select; to gather the choice things or parts from |
| mandrake | a narcotic, short-stemmed European plant (Mandragora officinarum) of the nightshade family, having a fleshy, often forked root somewhat resembling a human form |
| solace | to comfort, console, or cheer; to alleviate or relieve (sorrow, distress, etc.) |
| martyr | to torment or torture; to inflict great pain on |
| rosemary | an evergreen shrub of the mint family, having leathery, narrow leaves and pale-blue, bell-shaped flowers, used as a seasoning and in perfumery and medicine; a traditional symbol of remembrance |
| ordain | to decree; give orders for; to order by virtue of superior authority |
| sullen | mournful; gloomy or somber in tone, color, or portent (as in sullen, grey skies) |
| dirge | a funeral song or tune, expressing mourning in commemoration of the death |
| lour | to frown, scowl, or look sullen; glower; to look negatively upon |