Wits
A person's intelligence or cleverness
Engage
To participate in something
Consistent
Acting the same way over a long period of time
Saunter
To walk slowly
Steel his heart
Resist one's feelings
Resolution
Mental strength and perseverance
Conspiracy
A secret plan to break the law
Rash
Impatient and impulsive
Kindred
Closely connected by blood, or in an extended sense by shared values or experiences
Reform
To change traditional rules and practices
Fond
To have strong feelings of affection towards a person or activity
Exasperated
Feeling angry and irritated
Squalor
Living in dirty, filthy conditions
out of spirits
sad; discouraged
impromptu
done without being planned, organized, or rehearsed
pliable
easily bent, flexible, easily influenced
scatter
throw in various random directions
on the instant
immediately, at once
obscurity
the state of being unknown, inconspicuous, or unimportant
audacious
showing a willingness to take bold risks
count for nothing
have no value or effect; be useless
fugitive
a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding
serene
calm, peaceful, and untroubled; tranquil
blemish
a small mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something
annihilation
destruction, extermination
grandeur
splendor and impressiveness of appearance or style
by common consent
with the agreement of all
ottoman
a low upholstered seat, or footstool, without a back or arms that typically serves also as a box, with the seat hinged to form a lid
raillery
good-humored teasing
seclusion
the state of being private and away from other people
avow
acknowledge or admit
forbearance
formal patient self-control; restraint and tolerance
ominous
giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening
unscathed
without suffering any injury, damage, or harm
harangue
a lengthy and aggressive speech
exorcise
drive out or attempt to drive out (an evil spirit) from a person or place
heed
pay attention to; take notice of
fret
be constantly or visibly worried or anxious
profane
relating or devoted to that which is not sacred or biblical; secular rather than religious
benefactress
a female benefactor (beneficiary)
reiterate
repeat, say again
of its own accord
without outside intervention
florid
having a red or flushed complexion
bygone
belonging to an earlier time
entreat
ask someone earnestly or anxiously to do something
downright
complete
sanction
a penalty for disobeying a law or rule
revert to
return to a previous state, condition
rejoice
feel or show great joy or delight
with regard to
as concerns; with respect to
