Glossary: The Farewell Pilgrimage

1 rite n. act or ceremony.
2 convey v. carry.
3 naked adj. without clothes on.
4 absolution n. freeing from the consequences of sin
5 acquittal n. judgement that a person is not guilty.
6 theme n. topic subject of a piece of writing.
7 disavowal n. refusing to admit.
8 commitment n. promise.
9 farewell adj. parting.
10 magnificence n. the quality or state of being splendid.
11 bounty n. generosity in giving.
12 reverence n. the feeling or attitude of deep respect.
13 piety n. reverence for God, or regard for religious obligations.
14 laudation n. praising.
15 deed n. that which is done, an act.
16 usury n. lending money, especially at a rate of interest.
17 abolish v. put an end to.
18 decree v. state officially.
19 despair v. lose all hope.
20 despise v. consider worthless.
21 beware v. to be wary, careful.
22 postponement n. putting off to a later time.
23 excess n. something great in amount.
24 witness n. evidence of.
25 defile v. make unclean or impure.
26 commit v. do something wrong or foolish.
27 obscenity n. indecency.
28 admonish v. give a mild warning or a gentle reproof to.
29 forsake v. desert.
30 severity n. strict treatment.
31 mindful adj. giving thought and attention to.
32 outpace v. outstrip or outdo in walking.
33 boundary n. border.
34 treasury n. a place where money is kept.
35 perceive v. discover something through the senses or through the mind.
36 bestow v. give; confer.
37 inseparable adj. incapable of being separated.
38 wall up v. to shut up within walls.
39 lest conj. for fear that.
40 objection n. something said in disagreement.
41 demeanor n. behaviour; bearing.
42 stir n. state or occasion of general excitement.
43 vigorously adv. strongly.
44 allege v. say; declare.
45 astounded adj. greatly astonished.
46 rival v. try to be the same as or better than.
47 concede v. give something to one's opponent after disagreeing.
48 clan n. large group of families which are related to each other.
49 vow n. religiously binding promise, to perform some act.
50 wean v. to accustom (a child) to food other than his mother's milk.
51 portent n. an indication or omen of something about to happen.
52 intent n. purpose.
53 vanguard n. troops that march at the head of an army.
54 fill n. full supply: as much as is wanted.
55 lagging adj. moving more slowly than others.
56 abundance n. quantity that is more than enough.
57 prevalent adj. common: seen or done everywhere.
58 scar n. mark remaining on the surface of skin.
59 illumine v. make bright.
60 monk n. member of a community of men living together under religious vows.
61 contemplating n. looking at.
62 contrive v. to plot evil. etc..
63 befall v. happen or occur.
64 arise v. happen.
65 privilege n. right or advantage available only to one person.
66 arbiter n. a person chosen to settle a disagreement between two parties.