| A | B |
|---|
| prithee | please (I pray thee) |
| mortality | the quality or condition of being human and subject to death |
| breeched | placed in trousers, estending to the knee |
| malice | a desire to harm others or see others suffer |
| sovereign | the chief of state in a monarchy; the king or queen |
| oracle | a prophecy or prediction |
| parricide | the act of murdering one's father or mother |
| chide | to scold; to state one's disapproval so as to correct |
| scepter | a staff held by a sovereign on a ceremonial occasions |
| buffet | to hit or club; to strike against forcefully |
| scotched | to injure so as to render harmless, but not to kill |
| disjoint | to put out of joint; to dislocate |
| eminence | a position of great distinction or superiority |
| vizard | a visor or mask |
| mirth | gladness or gaity, especially when expressed with laughter |
| nonpareil | having no equal; peerless |
| appal | to fill with disappointment or dismay |
| charnel | suitable for receiving the dead (a charnel house) |
| maw | an opening that gapes as if with a voracious appetite |
| muse | to consider or meditate upon something at length |
