mettle (noun)
bravery, steadfastness, courage
candour (noun)
the quality of being open and honest in expression; frankness
Dido (proper noun)
The first queen of Carthage, according to Greek and Roman history
deluge (noun)
a severe flood
propitious (adjective)
favorable, full of promise, opportune
perdition (noun)
damnation, hell
bounteous (adjective)
abundant, generous
fop (noun)
a man who is concerned with his clothes and appearance in an affected and excessive way; a dandy
pigmy (noun)
a member of certain peoples of very short stature in equatorial Africa and parts of Southeast Asia
prognostics (noun)
advance indication or portent of a future event
timbrel (noun)
a tambourine or similar instrument
sylvan (adjective)
pleasantly rural or pastoral
hoary (adjective)
grayish white
succor (verb)
give assistance or aid to
minion (noun)
a follower or underling of a powerful person, especially a servile or unimportant one
ague (noun)
archaic term for malaria or some other illness involving fever and shivering
sycophant (noun)
a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage
cur (noun)
an aggressive dog or one that is in poor condition, especially a mongrel
upbraid (verb)
scold
aspic (noun)
a small venomous snake of Egypt
