| A | B |
|---|
| dale | an open valley in a hilly area |
| anon | (old-fashioned or informal) in a little while |
| wrath | belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong |
| changeling | a child secretly exchanged for another in infancy |
| shrewd | good at tricking people to get something |
| knave | a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel |
| beguile | influence by slyness |
| tarry | leave slowly and hesitantly |
| wanton | a lewd or immoral person |
| ravish | hold spellbound |
| progeny | the immediate descendants of a person |
| dissension | a conflict of people's opinions, actions, or characters |
| gait | a person's manner of walking |
| shun | avoid and stay away from deliberately |
| chide | scold or reprimand severely or angrily |
| promontory | a natural elevation |
| dulcet | extremely pleasant in a gentle way |
| chaste | morally pure |
| leviathan | monstrous sea creature symbolizing evil in the Old Testament |
| adamant | very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem |
| entice | provoke someone to do something through persuasion |
| fawn | try to gain favor through flattery or deferential behavior |
| spurn | reject with contempt |
| impeach | challenge the honesty or veracity of |
| woo | make amorous advances towards |
| disdainful | expressing extreme contempt |
| anoint | administer an oil or ointment to, often ceremonially |
| espy | catch sight of |
| clamorous | conspicuously and offensively loud |
| quaint | strange in an interesting or pleasing way |
| nigh | near in time or place or relationship |
| sentinel | a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event |
| languish | lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief |
| vile | causing or able to cause nausea |
| dissembling | pretending with intention to deceive |
| tedious | so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness |
| flout | laugh at with contempt and derision |
| surfeit | the state of being more than full |
| heresy | a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion |
| swoon | pass out from weakness or physical or emotional distress |
