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melancholy

pensive sadness

solitary

alone

vast

very great extent or quantity

allied

working together with

afflicted

cause pain or trouble to

wretch

a despicable person

festers

become rotten and offensive

chivalry

the combination of qualities expected of an ideal knight, especially courage, honor, courtesy, justice, and a readiness to help the weak

coronet

a small or relatively simple crown, especially as worn by lesser royalty

sepulcher

a small room or monument, cut in rock or built of stone, in which a dead person is laid or buried

rook

a black, European crow

caparisoned

decked out in rich, decorative coverings

damask

a figured woven fabric with a pattern visible on both sides, typically used for table linen and upholstery

drugget

a coarse fabric used for floor coverings

coronation

the act or ceremony of crowning a monarch

puling

crying weakly

insipid

lacking flavor or interest

phlegmatic

having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition

arras

a rich tapestry, typically hung on the walls of a room or used to conceal an alcove

sennight

archaic word meaning week

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