Vocabulary Definitions and Meanings

Minion

An obsequious follower or dependent

Corporal

of or relating to the body

Cleave

to adhere, cling, or stick fast

Chastise

To punish

Beguile

to pass time pleasantly.

Couriers

messengers

Palpable

Easily perceived

Appalls

fills with dismay

Carousing

Drunken merrymaking

Equivocates

Avoids making an explicit statement

Scruples

Conscience; morals

Suborned

Induced to commit an unlawful act

Parricide

the murdering of one's parent(s)

Malice

extreme ill-will or spite

Vizards

masks

Bides

waits

Purged

freed from impurities

Muse

to consider

Homage

special honor expressed publicly

Caldron

a large vessel

Pernicious

Evil; wicked

Diminutive

extremely small in size

Appease

to humor; make peace with

Avaricious

having an immoderate desire of wealth

Interdiction

something authoritatively forbidden

Integrity

adherence to a strict moral code