entreat
ask for or request earnestly
usurp
seize and take control without authority
moiety
a part or portion of something
portentous
ominously prophetic
harbinger
something indicating the approach of something or someone
partisan
a pike with a long tapering blade with lateral projections
hallowed
worthy of religious veneration
discretion
the trait of judging wisely and objectively
auspicious
indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
mirth
great merriment
beseech
ask for or request earnestly
visage
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
filial
relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring
obsequious
attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner
impious
lacking due respect or dutifulness
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retrograde
moving or directed or tending in a backward direction
jocund
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
discourse
extended verbal expression in speech or writing
countenance
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
sable
a very dark black
besmirch
smear so as to make dirty or stained
chary
characterized by great caution
prodigal
recklessly wasteful
canker
a fungal disease of woody plants that damages the bark
libertine
a dissolute person
unfledged
young and inexperienced
censure
harsh criticism or disapproval
parley
discuss, as between enemies
beguile
influence by slyness
traduce
speak unfavorably about
pith
the choicest or most vital part of some idea or experience
livery
a uniform, especially worn by servants and chauffeurs
canonize
declare (a dead person) to be a saint
adulterate
mixed with impurities
enmity
a state of deep-seated ill-will
contrive
make or work out a plan for; devise
pernicious
working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
knave
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
antic
ludicrously odd