prelude
an action or event serving as an introduction to something more important
timorous
nervous; lacking confidence
hitherto
prior to or until the time under discussion
sovereign
a monarch or someone who rules others
pinnace
a small boat with oars or sails
succedaneum
substitute (often for medicine)
insensible
unaware; ignorant
catacombs
an underground cemetery
ghastly
inducing horror
jocund
lighthearted
vassalage
the state of subordination or enslavement
liveried
wearing a servant's uniform
erewhile
at a time before
sequestered
isolated
multifarious
of many types
arduous
difficult
effulgence
radiance
begirt
to surround
essay
try
incumbence
the state of occupying an office or position
palfrey
type of horse valued in the Middle Ages
hawkers
vendors who advertise through chanting and yelling
fulgent
shining
convoke
summon together
emanation
something that issues out of a source
abstruse
hard to understand
syllogistic
relating to a form of argument in which two separate statements combine to support a third
adroit
clever
gratulant
congratulatory
sylvan
relating to trees and forests
