tapestry
Thick fabric adorned with designs or images uses as wall decorations.
etiquette
Formal or informal codes of conducts observed within a particular class of society.
maxim
A conventionally accepted nugget of wisdom.
unfeigned
Totally real and sincere.
treatise
Academic manuscript written in formal style providing analytical insight into a subject.
Medieval
Relative to mostly European historical setting between 500 and 1500 C.E.
chivalry
Code of etiquette and decorum observed by Medieval knights...in literature at least.
morsel
A small bit of food inadequate to supply a quality amount of nutrients.
yeoman
Servant in a royal or noble household or any contemporay analogue to such lowly duties.
commendable
Deserving of praise and honor.
slander
Defamation of someone's character in spoken form as opposed to libel in which the slanderous attack must appear in print.
digression
A veering off the route of the main topic.
abhorred
Hated and despised with just a touch of being horrified by that which is hated.
betoken
A sign of indication.
vouchsafe
Condescend to grant something to someone.
supplement
An addendum or addition.
jest
Something said as a joke containing enough truth that it can often be misinterpreted as sincerity.
ostentatious
Overly ornamental; an excessive display of wealth and glamour.
chattering
Incessant, unstoppable and ultimately annoying talk about insignificant subjects and insipid philosophies.
defile
To spoil the purity of something beautiful.