prodigal
a person who spends money recklessly
thwart
to prevent (someone) from accomplishing something
sufferance
patient tolerance/endurance
the rack
most painful form of medieval torture; wooden frame that stretched out victim until a crack is heard or limbs are broken or bones are dislocated
amity
friendship
begot
to cause; produce as an effect
engender
to produce, cause, or give rise to
gaudy
bright and showy, but lacking in good taste
infidel
non-believer (of religion)
entreat
plead; ask earnestly
gratis
without charge or payment; free
husbandry
management of domestic affairs
obdurate
stubborn; unyielding
malice
desire to do evil, ill-will
epitaph
an inscription in memory of a dead person, usually on a tombstone
beseech
to implore urgently
temporal
worldly; secular
mitigate
to moderate in force or intensity
perjury
false testimony under oath
precedent
an earlier, similar event (that serves as an example)
mercenary
motivated solely by a desire for monetary or material gain
shrew
an offensive term for a woman who is regarded as quarrelsome
paltry
lacking importance or worth; trivial
mar
to cause harm to; spoil or impair
cuckold
a man married to an unfaithful wife