| A | B |
| conspirator | persons who secretly plot to carry out an evil or illegal act |
| portentous | ominous; warning of things to come; foreboding |
| infirmity | bodily weakness |
| imminent | likely to happen soon |
| emulation | to match or surpass typically by imitation |
| insurrection | rebellion; uprising; revolt |
| malice | the desire to harm or see harm done to others |
| valiant | brave; courageous |
| bequeath | to give by will; hand down |
| legacy | inheritance; anything handed down from an ancestor |
| rash | reckless; incautious |
| apparition | strange figure that appears suddenly; ghost |
| vile | evil; offensive |
| misconstrued | misunderstood; misinterpreted |
| envy | jealousy; a feeling of desire for another's possessions or qualities |