prodigious
possessing an impressive scale and intensity of character
pauper
someone who has no money and is dependent upon the state for care
repudiate
a renouncement or denial of an opinion or idea
digression
to veer off-topic for a period of time before circling back around again
pillory
the wooden post people place their heads and hands through as a form of public shame and punishment
sober
serious and thoughtful as well as the more common modern meaning of being alcohol-free
penury
the state of poverty which characterizes the life of a pauper
dissipate
to gradually disappear or disperse
squalid
characterized by being broken-down, foul and having once been found in better condition
calamity
a disaster of far-reaching consequence
cozen
to deceive or engage in the art of bamboozling others
ennoble
to endow with honor or nobility
tribulation
something like a calamity, but more akin to a series of events which take on the appearance of a disaster
sagacious
possessed of a singularly insightful sort of wisdom
habiliment
clothing or other coverings for the body (such as chain metal)
descry
to spot something from a distance
consort
the act of accompanying another or the person whom one is accompanying
sardonic
an expression of ironic wit
prating
babbling endlessly about nothing
fealty
showing loyalty to the sovereign no matter what
