A Game of Thrones Glossary

A Game of Thrones Glossary

Sardonic

cynical

Trueborn

genuinely by birth

Rueful

expressing regret in a humorous way

Bastard

illegitimate child (term of insult)

Sauntered

walk in a relaxed manner

Glory

being highly renowned

Swift

promptly

implacable

An incapacity to have one's mind changed or to back down from a strong belief.

affront

An intention act of offense toward someone or something.

auburn

A reddish shade of brown, usually in the context of hair color.

abyss

A frightening chasm, often with a legendary quality of being bottomless; figurativey: the darkest and most despondent of emotional states.

vengeance

The act of retribution and revenge.

loathing

The deepest sort of hatred expressed toward a person, thing or idea.

timorous

Natural-born traits of shyness and inoffensiveness.

seethe

The feeling preceding the moment when a deep-seated, raging anger boils over.

trepidation

A seething apprehension that something bad is on the verge of happening.

derange

Capable of causing or stimulating irrationality or insanity.

ribald

Humor based on vulgarity.

puissant

Endowed with tremendous power or great influence.

unctuously

In a manner excessive servile; submissively in a fawning manner.

tremulous

Quaking and quivering from a weakness spurred by fear,

chasten

To reprimand with undertones of humiliation and condescension.

stanch

To stem the flow of blood escaping from a wound.

onerous

A cumbersome load conveying the context of being an element of tedious labor

sonorous

A booming and deeply resonant sound.

consecrate

Sanctified and blessed or rendered holy through religious ritual.

formidably

Done with terrifying impressiveness and forbidding wonder.

abattoir

A slaughterhouse.

wizened

Old and withered, but usually also attributing a sense of wisdom accumulated through experience.

whetstone

A stone used for sharpening blades.

niggardly

Actions characterized by pettiness, stinginess, miserliness and a selfish sort of frugality and thrift.

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