Act 1 VocabularyPartisan: (n) a weapon having a blade with lateral

projections mounted on the end of a long shaft (n) one who exhibits extreme or possible blind allegiance to a group

Pernicious: (adj) very destructive or harmful, deadly, baneful, detrimental

Covert: (adj) secret, concealed, furtive, stealthyPortent: (n) a sign or forewarning; omen, warning

(adj) (portentous) momentousGall: (n) bile, an irritant, impudence, bitter, vexing

Act One (con.)

Accord: (n) agreement, state of harmony, concur (adj) agreeable, harmonious

Wanton: (adj) immoral, lewd, licentious (n) someone who is immoral

Virtuous: (adj) having excellent morals, righteous, ethical, noble

Disparage: (v) to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner, to belittle

(n) (disparagement) something that casts a bad light

Profane: (v) showing contempt toward sacred things; to violate, desecrate or defile

Act OneAugment: (v) to increase; to enlargeGrievance: (n) injustice; complaintTransgression: (n) wrongdoing; sinHeretic: (n) an individual who holds to a

belief opposed to the established teaching of a church or religion

Shrift: (n) confession; the truth

Act 2

Entreaty: (n) a plea, appeal, requestEntreat: (v) to appeal or request

Utter: (v) to speak, emit sound, pronounceIdolatry: (n) worship of idols, excessive

devotion, obsessionRepose: (v) to lie or to be at rest

(n) calm, peacefulness; restingCunning: (n) skill employed in a shrewd or sly

manner, as in deceiving; craftiness; guile