| A | B |
|---|
| addle | become rotten |
| doublet | a man's close-fitting jacket, worn during the Renaissance |
| minstrel | a singer of folk songs |
| appertain | be a part or attribute of |
| forbear | resist doing something |
| rogue | a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel |
| kinsman | a male relative |
| effeminate | having unsuitable feminine qualities |
| woe | misery resulting from affliction |
| spleen | a feeling of resentful anger |
| dexterity | adroitness in using the hands |
| amorous | expressive of or exciting love or romance |
| matron | a married woman who is staid and dignified |
| bate | flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons |
| garish | tastelessly showy |
| tedious | so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness |
| eloquence | powerful and effective language |
| perjure | make oneself guilty of telling untruths in a court of law |
| dissemble | hide under a false appearance |
| thither | to or toward that place; away from the speaker |
| hark | listen; used mostly in the imperative |
| enamored | marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness |
| tidings | information about recent and important events |
| purgatory | a temporary condition of torment or suffering |
| carrion | the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food |
| denote | be a sign or indication of |
| unseemly | not in keeping with accepted standards of what is proper |
| disposition | your usual mood |
| usury | the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest |
| bedeck | decorate |
| sullen | showing a brooding ill humor |
| sojourn | spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily |
| jocund | full of or showing high-spirited merriment |
| convey | make known; pass on, of information |
| fickle | liable to sudden unpredictable change |
| asunder | widely separated especially in space |
| abhor | find repugnant |
| conduit | a passage through which water or electric wires can pass |
| ebb | flow back or recede |
| absolve | grant remission of a sin to |
