adamant
utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc
affidavit
a written declaration upon oath made before an authorized official
autocracy
government in which one person has uncontrolled or unlimited authority over others; the government or power of an absolute monarch
bowlegged
outward curvature of the legs causing a separation of the knees when the ankles are close or in contact
clod
A lump or chunk, especially of earth or clay
contention
a struggling together in opposition; strife
contiguous
touching; in contact.
Crucible
A container used for heating substances to high temperatures. Also a severe test or trial.
defamation
the act of defaming; false or unjustified injury of the good reputation of another, as by slander or libel; calumny
deposition
a statement under oath, taken down in writing, to be used in court in place of the spoken testimony of the witness
excommunicate
to cut off from communion with a church or exclude from the sacraments of a church by ecclesiastical sentence
faction
party strife and intrigue; dissension
gibbet
a gallows with a projecting arm at the top, from which the bodies of criminals were formerly hung in chains and left suspended after execution.
grapple
to seize another, or each other, in a firm grip, as in wrestling; clinch
intimation
to indicate or make known indirectly; hint; imply; suggest.
lechery
unrestrained or excessive indulgence of sexual desire
licentious
sexually unrestrained; lascivious; libertine; lewd.
magistrate
A civil officer charged with administration of the law
obscene
offensive to morality or decency; indecent; depraved
pallor
unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death; wanness
parish
a local church with its field of activity
pilgrimage
any long journey, esp. one undertaken as a quest or for a votive purpose, as to pay homage
plaintiff
a person who brings suit in a court
poppet
a doll
predilection
A preference, or partiality
pretense
pretending or feigning; make-believe
prodigious
extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc
propriety
conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners.
providence
a manifestation of divine care or direction
reproach
to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
struck dumb
rendered mute, unable to speak
subservient
serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate
titillated
aroused
trepidation
tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation
vengeance
infliction of injury, harm, humiliation, or the like, on a person by another who has been harmed by that person; violent revenge
