- knave: tricky, deceitful person
- knave: man of humble birth
- ludicrous: amusingly absurd
- misnomer: false name
- noisome: disgusting, bad-smelling
- opine: to think, suppose
- parlance: conversation, way of speaking
- parley: to talk, especially with an enemy
- parley: a conference to discuss matters in dispute
- pilfer: to steal in small amounts, to steal nothing of value
- querious: tending to find fault, peevish
- recapitulate: to repeat or sum up
- recapitulation: a summary
- retrospect: a survey of past time
- self reliance: confidence in oneself
- self reliant: dependent on oneself only
- stamina: endurance
- temerity: rashness, boldness
- tryst: a sexual appointment
- vicissitudes: changes in circumstances
- vouble: ready to talk