A | B |
abroach | to open |
accustomed | in the habit of |
adversary | someone who offers opposition |
amble | to leisurely walk (usually in a public place) |
anguish | causing extreme mental distress or physical pain; torment |
assail | to launch an attack on |
augment | to enlarge or increase in amount, number, volume, or strength |
beauteous | poetic expression of beauty |
benefice | a church office or appointment that gives income to the holder |
bide | to wait |
bliss | state of extreme happiness |
bode | indicate by signs; foretell bad news |
boisterous | noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline |
bound | to be held to one's word by a promise, oath, or contract |
brawl | a noisy fight in a crowd |
chastity | morality with respect to sexual relations |
choler | a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger |
consent | to give permission to do something |
courtier | an attendant at the court of a soverign |
covert | a covering that serves to conceal or shield something |
defiance | a defiant act; challenge to authority |
despair | to feel that something is wrong and nothing will turn out well |
devout | one who is piously committed; deeply faithful; wholly sincere; in deep earnest |
dignity | the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect |
discreet | careful to avoid public embarrassment; to be tactful; to keep matters secret |
disgrace | a state of dishonor |
disparagement | to speak of in a disrespectful way that belittles, that reduces rank or standing, in a contemptuous manner |
disposition | one's usual mood or temperament; one's frame of mind or spirit |