harbinger (13) a person or thing that comes before to announce or give an indication of what follows; herald.
sedulous (27) working hard and steadily; diligent.
Seneschal (38) a steward or major-domo in the household of a medieval noble.
wanton (211) [Now Rare] luxuriant (said of vegetation, etc.).
patriarch (376) the father and ruler of a family or tribe; Adam is identified in Paradise Lost as the patriarch of all Mankind.
verdant (500) covered with green vegetation.
unctuous (635 ) oily or greasy; made up of or containing fat or oil. Milton uses the word to describe one of the elements of ignis fatuus or fool's fire, a phenomenon like St. Elmo's Fire which often led the foolish astray.
dalliance (1016) flirting, toying, or trifling. Milton uses the term as a euphemism for sex.
umbrage (1087) shade; shadow; foliage, considered as shade-giving.
