Vocabulary

minion

a follower of a powerful person, especially a servile or unimportant one.

prophetic

accurately describing or predicting what will happen in the future

vantage

a place or position affording a good view of something

treason

the crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government

harbinger

a person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another

dire

extremely serious or urgent

trifle

treat (someone or something) without seriousness or respect

surmise

suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it

dwindle

diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength

lavish

sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious

deign

do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity

thither

to or toward that place

interim

the intervening time

chastise

rebuke or reprimand severely

wanton

deliberate and unprovoked; sexually liberated