Henry V

Henry V Glossary

cipher

a code

approbation

approval or praise

usurper

a person who takes a position of power illegally or by force

lieu

instead

dalliance

a casual romantic or sexual relationship

gait

a person's manner of walking

vaunt

boast about

chide

scold or rebuke

celerity

swiftness of movement

fickle

changing frequently

tawny

and orange-brown color

requite

make appropriate return

conjecture

a conclusion formed on incomplete information

contrite

affected by guilt

carrion

the decaying flesh of a dead animal

craven

cowardly

interim

the intervening time

ambiguity

open to more than one interpretation

visage

a person's face, with reference to specific features

teem

be full or swarming with

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