| wane | decline: grow smaller |
| behold | see with attention |
| nimble | agile: moving quickly and lightly |
| mirth | hilarity: great merriment |
| woo | make amorous advances towards |
| pomp | gaudery: cheap or pretentious or vain display |
| abjure | formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure |
| lament | a cry of sorrow and grief |