The Once and Future King

The Once and Future King Glossary

Abbott

The monk charged with overseeing a monastery

Agitate

To shake up an existing situation; to disturb

Alienate

To make one feel isolated

Ambiguous

Lacking a definitive meaning or clarity, often due to the potential for multiple interpretations that are equally plausible

Anarchy

A total absence of any governing authority or political organization

Anatomy

The bodily structure or composition of an animal

Articulate

Describing speech that is clear, direct, and informed by a mastery of the nuance of language (or describing the person demonstrating that mastery)

Attribute

To give credit where credit is due

Avenging

Inflicting harm in return for a wrongdoing

Base (adjective)

Without moral principles

Carrion

Rotting animal carcass

Chivalry

Codified courtesy with an emphasis upon virtuous treatment of women

Choleric

Characterized by uncontrollable anger and aggression almost to the point of frenzy

Compel

To force someone to engage in an action

Consequence

The result of any given effect

Cunning

Markedly clever, usually within a context of being deceptive

Imply

To provide a sense of meaning without directly addressing or defining the matter at hand

Inherent

Intrinsic and essential to the being, essence, or definition of something

Levy

The imposition of a charge, usually within the context of a tax

Menageri (also Menagerie)

A collection of animals within a defined enclosure

Necromancy

Magic that involves summoning the dead

Presumptuous

Excessively and overly familiar; engaging in displays of audacious disrespect

Preying

Taking advantage of or harming; more literally used to describe the act of one animal feeding on another

Quell

To suppress or stop; usually employed in the sense of putting an end to an uprising

Sorrowful

Feeling or showing grief

Stolid

Impassive, unresponsive, and unemotional

Sufficient

An amount that is at least adequate for the required need

Tangible

Something real and concrete or that can be touched, as opposed to something abstract

Treason

An act of betrayal regarding one's state or nation

Undulate

Movement simulating a waving action

Vanish

To disappear suddenly

Vanquish

To soundly and even comprehensively defeat

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