Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost Glossary

invoke

cite or appeal to someone or some thing

providence

the protective care of God

impious

not showing respect or reverence (for God)

bulwark

a defensive wall

vassal

a holder of land within a feudal system

usurpation

taking control of something without having the right to

cogitation

contemplation

sojourn

a temporary stay

throng

a large, densely packed crowd

scourge

a person or thing that causes great trouble or suffering

hallowed

consecrated

supplication

asking or begging for something in earnest

undaunted

not intimated or discouraged

dissonance

lack of harmony, discord

corpulence

the state of being fat

eminence

fame or recognized superiority

benediction

the bestowing of a blessing

elocution

clear and expressive speech

admonish

warn or reprimand someone

arrogate

take or claim something without justification