| A | B |
| pernicious | causing great injury or ruin |
| augmenting | increasing in size; enlarging |
| grievance | injustice; complaint |
| transgression | wrongdoing; sin |
| herectics | those who hold to a belief opposted to the established teachings of the church |
| cunning | cleverness; slyness |
| procure | get |
| vile | worthless |
| predominant | having dominating influence over others |
| intercession | the act of pleading on behalf of another |
| sallow | of a sickly, pale yellow complexion |
| waverer | one who changes or is unsteady |
| lamentable | depressing; sad |
| unwieldy | akward; clumsy |
| gallant | brave; noble |
| fray | noisy fight |
| martial | military |
| exile | banish |
| eloquence | speech that is vivid, foreful, graceful, and persuasive |
| fickle | changeable |
| pensive | thinking deeply or serious |
| vial | small bottle containing medicine or other liquids |
| enjoined | ordered |
| wayward | headstrong; willful |
| dismal | causing gloom or misery |
| loathsome | disgusting |
| pilgrimage | long journey, often for religious purposes |
| remnants | remaining persons or things |
| penury | extreme poverty |
| haughty | arrogant |
| sepulcher | tomb |
| ambiguities | statements or events whose meanings are unclear |
| scourge | whip or other instrument for inflicting punishment |