Chapter X. The Prince in the toils. — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from Chapter X. The Prince in the toils.

cudgel (noun)

A short, thick stick used as a weapon; a club.

meddler (noun)

A person who interferes in matters that are not their concern.

loathsome (adjective)

Causing feelings of disgust and hatred; repulsive.

frowsy (adjective)

Musty, stale, or stuffy; also, slovenly or unkempt in appearance.

malignant (adjective)

Having or showing a desire to harm others; intensely hostile or spiteful.

mummeries (noun)

Ridiculous or pretentious ceremonies or performances; acts regarded as absurd.

sordid (adjective)

Morally ignoble or base; involving selfish or mercenary motives.

commiseration (noun)

Sympathy and pity for the suffering of others.

contrive (verb)

To plan or devise using skill and cleverness; to manage to bring about.

relinquish (verb)

To give up or abandon something, especially reluctantly.

eftsoons (adverb)

Soon afterward; presently (archaic English).

leal (adjective)

Loyal and faithful (archaic/Scottish English).

commingling (noun)

The act of mixing or blending together.

belaboured (verb)

Attacked or beat repeatedly and vigorously.

stupor (noun)

A state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility; a daze.

usurper (noun)

A person who seizes power, position, or rights illegally or by force.