Definitions:
baseness: the condition of lacking of human decency and higher values.
credulous: gullible
diffidence: distrust of one’s self, one’s abilities
diffuse: to disseminate
enmity: mutual hatred
forbearance: patience
kindle: to arouse an emotion; to spark a fire
lament: to express sorrow or regret; to mourn over
propinquity: nearness in place, relationship, or time
quench: to suppress; squelch
surfeit: excess
trifling: of little importance
knave: a servant
moiety: a portion or share
saucily: impertinent; insolent; disrespectful
abate: to reduce in amount, degree, or intensity
auspicious: marked by success; prosperous
miscreant: an evildoer; a villain
pawn: a pledge for the fulfillment of a promise
auricular: of or relating to the sense of hearing
scourged: afflicted with widespread suffering or devastation; chastised severely
motley: having much variety, color; attire of a jester
foppish: foolish
censure: expression of strong disapproval
fraught: filled with an element (like danger, fear)
couch (verb): to word in a certain manner
privy: made a participant in knowledge
pendulous: wavering; undecided
array: to set out for display
yeoman: an attendant or servant
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