R and J #1

civil

relating to citizens

adversary

a person, group or force that opposes or attacks; an opponent or enemy

augment

to make larger in size or number; increase

beget

to breed or give life

beseech

to beg eagerly

chastity

abstention from sexual intercourse

courtier

an attendant at a royal court

flourish

to make dramatic sweeping gestures

humor

a mood; a whim

posterity

succeeding or future

Pernicious

destructive, deadly, causing harm

portentous

significant; momentous

scathe

to harm

conceive

to imagine

profane

irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principals

feign

to act as if; to fake

idolatry

excessive adoration or devotion

inconstant

changeable; fickle

perjuries

lies; willful giving of false testimonies

rancor

hatred