blaspheme (verb)
speak irreverently about God or sacred things.
boar (noun)
a tusked Eurasian wild pig from which domestic pigs are descended.
wily (adjective)
skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully.
warlord (noun)
a military commander, especially an aggressive regional commander with individual autonomy.
cede (verb)
give up (power or territory).
insignia (noun)
a badge or distinguishing mark of military rank, office, or membership of an organization; an official emblem.
senile (adjective)
having or showing the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties.
slander (verb)
make false and damaging statements about (someone).
concubine (noun)
a woman who lives with a man but has lower status than his wife or wives. A mistress.
retinue (noun)
a group of advisers, assistants, or others accompanying an important person.
deity (noun)
a god or goddess.
impertinent (adjective)
not showing proper respect; rude.
Buddha (proper noun)
The word Buddha means "enlightened one" in Sanskrit. It is also a title for Siddhartha Gautama. He was the man who started Buddhism. Sometimes people call him "the Buddha." The word can also be used for any person if they have found enlightenment.
unruly (adjective)
disorderly and disruptive and not amenable to discipline or control.
granary (noun)
a storehouse for threshed grain.
seppuku (noun)
ritual suicide by disembowelment with a sword, formerly practiced in Japan by samurai as an honorable alternative to disgrace or execution.
abominable (adjective)
causing moral revulsion.
plumes (noun)
a long, soft feather or arrangement of feathers used by a bird for display or worn by a person for ornament.
foot soldier (noun)
a soldier who fights on foot; an infantryman.
King Lear (proper noun)
A tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It tells the tale of a king who bequeaths his power and land to two of his three daughters, after they declare their love for him in an extremely fawning and obsequious manner. His third daughter gets nothing, because she will not flatter him as her sisters had done. When he feels disrespected by the two daughters who now have his wealth and power, he becomes furious to the point of madness. He eventually becomes tenderly reconciled to his third daughter, just before tragedy strikes her and then the king.
