alteration change (of mind).
answer any act in response or retaliation.
apprehension capture or arrest.
arbitrement an absolute and final decision.
attaint to prove guilty.
avouched asserted; affirmed.
ballow a short, thick stick or club.
bandy to give and take; specifically, to exchange (words) in an angry or argumentative manner.
bans curses.
belike quite likely; probably.
bemadding maddening.
bend 1 to turn or direct. 2 to cause to have a fixed purpose; determine; aim.
bending overhanging; prominent.
bending to turn or direct.
benison a blessing; benediction.
besort to be suitable to.
blood parental heritage; family line; lineage.
bourn a limit; boundary; a domain.
braz'd 1 made of, or coated with, brass or a brasslike substance. 2 made hard like brass.
briefness sudden action; a short duration or length.
cadent falling.
carbonado to cut gashes in; slash; hack.
cataracts floodgate (of heaven).
century a military unit, originally made up of 100 men.
character style of printing or handwriting.
clipp'd inaccurate through omission.
cock a small boat propelled by oars, esp. one used as a ship's tender.
conceit a flight of imagination; fancy.
convenient appropriate; suitable.
cope to meet, encounter, or have to do (with).
cowish timid; cowardly.
coxcomb a cap topped with a notched strip of red cloth like a cock's comb, formerly worn by jesters.
cullionly low, contemptible.
curious highly detailed, as in workmanship; elaborate.
