english

Waxed

grown in number or intensity

prowed

the bow, or front, of a ship

Wrested

wrestled; to pull, force or move by violent movements

bedecked

decorated

stalwart

brave; hardy,sturdy strong

Tenure

the time of period during which person holds an office or position

atrocity

a terrible and appalling act

Adversity

a state of destitution or calamity

Atrocity

a terrible and appalling act

betimes

somestimes, at times

Foundling

an orphan hence-”from here;” away

woeing

deep suffering

Hoarding

a hidden stockpile

arbiter

a judge

Ballads

a narrative composutions put to song

Sinews

1. a piece of tough fibrous tissue uniting muscle to bone; a tendon or ligament.

2. the parts of a structure, system, or organization that give it strength or bind it together.

pilgrimage

joruney made to a place of religious or historical interest

Solace

peace

taut

1. stretched or pulled tight; not slack.

2. tense; not relaxed

3. concise and controlled.

Laments

grief; sorrow

murky

shadowy

Shrouds

noun

1. a length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial.

2. a thing that envelops or obscures something.

verb

1. wrap or dress (a body) in a shroud for burial.

2. cover or envelop so as to conceal from view.

reprisal

an act of retaliation.

Vexed

highly annoyed

shrouds

noun

1. a length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial.

2. a thing that envelops or obscures something.

verb

1. wrap or dress (a body) in a shroud for burial.

2. cover or envelop so as to conceal from view.

loathsome

disgusting

Gory

1. involving or showing violence and bloodshed.

2. covered in blood.

3. covered with gore : bloodstained. 2. : bloodcurdling, sensational. wanted to hear the gory details.

combustion

tumult; uproar

Cloister

noun

a covered walk in a convent, monastery, college, or cathedral, typically with a colonnade open to a quadrangle on one side.

verb

seclude or shut up in a convent or monastery.

Jocund

cheerful and light-hearted.

: marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness. a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company William Wordsworth.

Gash

noun

a long, deep cut or wound.

verb

make a long, deep cut in.

Swift

adjective

1. happening quickly or promptly.

adverb

1. swiftly

noun

1. happening quickly or promptly.

2. a moth, typically yellow-brown in colour, with fast darting flight. The eggs are scattered in flight and the larvae live underground feeding on roots, where they can be a serious pest.

Stealthy

behaving or done in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard.

Carousing

1. : to drink liquor freely or excessively.

2. : to take part in a carouse : engage in dissolute behavior. transitive verb.

Prated

talk foolishly or at tedious length about something.

suborn

verb

1. bribe or otherwise induce (someone) to commit an unlawful act such as perjury.