| A | B |
|---|
| venial | easily excused or forgiven |
| dotage | mental infirmity as a consequence of old age |
| fulsome | unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating |
| fiend | a cruel wicked and inhuman person |
| construe | make sense of; assign a meaning to |
| vice | a specific form of evildoing |
| iniquity | absence of moral or spiritual values |
| expostulate | reason with for the purpose of dissuasion |
| amends | something done or paid to make up for a wrong |
| requite | make repayment for or return something |
| slander | words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another |
| affliction | a cause of great suffering and distress |
| shambles | a condition of great disorder |
| bawdy | humorously vulgar |
| impudent | improperly forward or bold |
| solicitation | an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status |
| linger | remain present although waning or gradually dying |
| troth | a solemn pledge of fidelity |
| vantage | place or situation affording some benefit |
| peevish | easily irritated or annoyed |
