| A | B |
|---|
| constable | a police officer in a country area |
| sheriff | the most important policeman in a county |
| plowman | a farmer |
| tyrants | rulars who are cruel and unfair to their people |
| freeman | a person who is not a slave |
| reconciliation | bringing together, as in a church or in a friendship |
| peevinsh | grumpy |
| Crusades | wars to recover the Holy Land; 1096 to 1272 |
| pilgrims | travelers to a sacred or holy place |
| eternal salvation | being kept from evil forever; going to heaven |
| sanctimonious | acting holy in a false way |
| eternity | forever |
| perdition | loss of soul; eternal damnation; going to hell |
| excommunication | cutting off membership in a church |
| interdict | forbid; the Pope can excommunicate an entire country |
| sacraments | any religious ceremony |
| Armageddon | a final battle between the forces of good and evil |
| prerogative | a right or privlidge that nobody else has |
| alliances | joining of independent nations by treaty |
| conspiracy | a secret plan to do something bad |
| ransom | money paid to set a captive free |
| manipulation | using your brain to benefit you and fool someone else |
| tedious | long, tiring and boring |
| coalition | a temporary alliance of countries in a war |
| treasonous | betraying your own country |
| audacious | courage to take a risk |
| inopportune | coming at a bad time |
| jackals | a person who does nasty work for others |
| portals | doors; gates |
| voracious | very eager |
| predators | animals that prey on other animals |
| fervently | showing great warmth or feeling |
| cajole | to persuade by flattery or pleasant words |
| scorpions | small animals with poisonous tails |
| putrid | decaying; rotten |
| opulence | wealth |
| assassination | the killng of an important person |
| arrogance | too much self-importance, a big ego |
| incarnate | to put flesh on a body |
| malevolent | to wish evil on other people |
