The Two Noble Kinsmen

The Two Noble Kinsmen Glossary

Boisterous

Unrestricted, noisy

Unretentive

Mindless, forgetful

Squealed

Screech, howl

Seminal

Major, formative, influential

Premonition

Foreboding, hunch

Persecuted

Mistreated, victimized

Eradicate

Kill off, suppress

Homicide

Assassination, massacre

Careen

Incline, bend

Ambitious

Strong determination to succeed

Loathsome

Causing hatred or disgust

Tresses

A long lock of women's hair

Knolls

A small hill or mound

Recompense

Make amends to someone for a loss

Puissance

A competitive test of a horse's jumping ability

Enterprise

A project or undertaking

Dispatch

Send off to a destination for a purpose

Famishing

Dwindling

Surfeit

An excessive amount of something

Vigor

Physical strength and good health