| allegory |
in art or literature, the use of concrete characters, events, or things, to represent abstract qualities or ideas, often to make a point about good and evil. |
| censure |
to criticize or condemn. |
| consonance |
agreement, correspondence, or harmony. |
| culpable |
guilty of a mistake or fault; blameworthy. |
| hitherto |
until this time; previously. |
| jollity |
the state or quality of being merry; gaiety. |
| novice |
a person with little or no experience at a particular job or activity. |
| overture |
an opening move to begin something. |
| persevere |
to continue steadfastly in a task or course of action or hold steadfastly to a belief or commitment, especially when met with opposition or difficulties; persist. |
| prevaricate |
to lie, mislead, or conceal the truth deliberately. |
| rambunctious |
wildly or uncontrollably active; difficult to control; boisterous. |
| regent |
one who governs in place of a disabled or underage ruler. |
| rudimentary |
of or pertaining to the basic or first principles; elementary. |
| temporize |
to be indecisive or delay acting, as in order to gain time or avoid conflict. |
| veracity |
conformance to fact; accuracy; truth. |