English Vocabulary

construe

interpret

cogitations

thoughts

accounted

fully armed

Entreat

make an earnest request of; ask

fain

gladly

Mettle

temperament; attitude

Prodigies

omens; sign of bad thing to come

pretentious

foreboding; threatening

augmented

made greater in size, extent, or quantity

visage

face

affability

friendliness; graciousness

engrafted

planted firmly; established

Augurers

professional interpreters of omens

appertain

Belong to as a proper function or part

emulation

envy

puissant

powerful mighty

malice

ill-will or spite, hatred

appeased

smoothed pacified

strife

struggle, fight, or quarre

oration

formal speech

base

devoid of high values or ethics

Coffers

public treasury

mantle

cloak

Conspirator

one who plans with others to commit an illegal act

protentious

foreboding; threatening