| A | B |
|---|
| impediment | hindrance; obstacle |
| impenetrable | impervious; blocked |
| impertinent | Not pertinent; irrelevant. ALSO rude; impudent |
| impugn | To attack as false or questionable; to challenge in argument. |
| imputation | accusation |
| infidel | unbeliever |
| in lieu of | in place of |
| livery | A distinctive uniform worn by the male servants of a household. |
| masque | a party of guests wearing costumes and masks |
| mercenary | greedy |
| mirth | Gladness and jubilation, especially when expressed by laughter. |
| miscarry | to fail |
| misconstrue | to misunderstand |
| mitigate | To moderate (a quality or condition) in force or intensity; alleviate. |
| obdurate | Hardened against feeling; hardhearted; inflexible; not giving in to persuasion; intractable; stubborn. |
| obscured | hidden |
| paltry | trivial |
| peevish | irritable |
| perjury | lie |
| peruse | to read; to browse |
| precedent | example |
| preferment | The act of advancing to a higher position or office; promotion. |
| presage | to foretell; to know before |
| prodigal | Rashly or wastefully extravagant |
| renowned | famous |
| reproach | scold |
| requite | repay |
| solemnize | To celebrate or observe with dignity and gravity; to perform with formal ceremony; to make serious or grave. |
| surfeit | To feed or supply to excess, satiety, or disgust; overindulgence or the result of such overindulgence. |
| temporal | Of, relating to, or limited by time; of or relating to the material world; worldly; secular. |
| trifle | Something of little importance or value; a small amount; a jot. |
| usury | The practice of lending money and charging the borrower interest, especially at an exorbitant or illegally high rate. |
| vehement | fervent; passionate; feeling strongly |
| visage | The face or facial expression of a person; countenance; appearance; aspect. |
| wanton | unrestrained; immodest |
| zeal | enthusiasm |
