Miniver Cheevy

Miniver Cheevy Glossary

scorn

(verb) to show contempt, derision, or great dislike to someone or something

assail

(verb) to make a concerted or violent attack on

prancing

1. (adjective) describing the act of a horse bounding forward with high springy steps

2. (adjective) describing the act of a person moving in an ostentatious and exaggerated way

renown

(noun) a state of being widely acclaimed and highly honored; fame

vagrant

(noun) a person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging

incessantly

(adverb) without interruption; constantly

loathing

showing disgust or revulsion towards someone or something

mediæval

(adjective) of, relating to, or characteristic of the Middle Ages (476 CE - 14th century)