the art of public speaking, with attention to delivery

(v.) to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details

An agent sent on a mission

a vain, conceited person

Hatred

to make sure or certain

Special importance, value, or prominence given to something.

to cherish as precious or sacred

Ambiguous; intentionally misleading

(n.) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality

Calmness, composure

to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

Scholarly

Difficult to understand

Pertaining to beauty, taste, or the fine arts.

Seeking the conversion of sinners.

To proclaim the good news of Christ to people everywhere

(v.) to irritate, annoy, or anger

to serve as a good example

n. The act or state of looking forward to as certain or probable.

(v.) to make plain or clear, explain; to interpret

To praise

taking (property or money) by force or threat of force

to attempt to dissuade someone from some course or decision by earnest reasoning

To make easier

Stubborn

(adj) near, next to, adjoining.

A very typical example of a certain person or thing

wrong; faulty; Ex. something amiss; ADV.

A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way

Approval

(adj.) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom

(adj.) hard to do, requiring much effort

Detailed examination of the elements or structure of something

A strong feeling of dislike

Fearless and daring

secondary occupation

to confuse

A narrative poem written in four-line stanzas, characterized by swift action and narrated in a direct style.

army unit made up of four or more companies

trinket

(n.) one who does good to others

suitor

Warlike

Hostile and aggressive

complain about

to give or pass on as an inheritance

a lover of books

Both sides

bored because of frequent indulgence; unconcerned

One who receives benefits

a limitation or restriction

deserving contempt; despicable

smuggled goods

(adj.) in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite

woman who flirts

horn overflowing with fruit and grain; state of abundance

agreeing in amount

standards used in judging; CF. criterion

something written in secret code

believing that people act only out of selfish motives

respect; courtesy

to weaken

bold

Behaving with propriety and good taste; polite

infer

deprivation; poverty; debasement

(adj.) harmful, injurious

a flood

expressing emotion freely

Inhabitant

To take or receive from a source

concoct

disenchant

Depressed

Very sheer, fine, translucent

to perceive or recognize

Instructive

difference

Lacking

dissonance

not in harmony; disagreeing, at odds

To persuade not to do something

To scatter or spread widely

expand; swell out

difference

(v.) to tell, reveal; to make public

dictatorial in one's opinions

Anything made of clay and baked in a kiln or dried in the sun.

The quality of being able to produce the intended effect

self-centered

ill-mannered

Support

a violent change

Biting in wit

force

a highly changeable person

Code of conduct for knights during the Middle Ages

A worn-out idea or overused expression

Aware

Conspiracy

happening at the same time

assemble; gather; accumulate

to consist of

Guess

to plan secretly together

a public officer of lower rank than a sheriff

An expert

substantial

required