Festooned
Decorated with ornaments
Angel-quire
An alternative spelling of "angel-choir"
Sower
A farmer; someone who scatters seed over land for planting (sowing)
Porchway
A porch; a covered and enclosed entrance to a building
Well-nigh
Almost
Furrow
A trench made in the ground by a plow, especially for planting seeds
August
Noble, impressive, and respected
Waif
An abandoned, neglected person, especially a young person who is thin and unhealthy
Contemned
Treated with contempt or scorn
Besmeared
To be smeared with or covered with something sticky or oily
Jeered
Mocked or taunted with loud cries
Drudge
A person who does lowly or hard work
Morn
Morning
Vocation
One's calling, chosen career, or job
Meed
A reward or payment that has been earned
Palpitating
Beating, shaking, or trembling
Lusty
Full of energy and vigor
Wakeful
Unable to or not needing to sleep
Press
A device to squeeze juice out of fruits, like a wine press
Spring-tide
A literary way of speaking about springtime
Half-frighted
Partly scared
Stoic
Someone who endures hardship without complaining or showing their pain
Assuage
Lessen the intensity of something unpleasant; satisfy a craving
Fowler
Someone who hunts and traps birds
Ether
The clear sky; the area beyond the clouds
Balm
A fragrant lotion or substance that is used to soothe
Boon
Something beneficial or helpful
Pales
An ancient Roman god of shepherds and livestock
Arbours
Shady area formed by a cover of plants; an archaic term for gardens or lawns
Throngs
The masses; large crowds of people
Lyre
A stringed instrument shaped like a small harp, used extensively in ancient Greece
Day-god
The sun
Oblique
Slanting, or at an angle
Tract
An area of an unspecified, but large, size
Nebo
A mountain in Jordan; it is from here that Moses viewed the Promised Land just before his death in Deuteronomy
Moses
An important prophet in Judaism and the Abrahamic religions who receives the Ten Commandments from the Abrahamic God
Pisgah
The summit of Mount Nebo, from where Moses views from the Promised Land
Gilead
A Biblical kingdom east of the Jordan River
Ephraim
A Biblical kingdom inhabited by the Tribe of Ephraim, located in the Center of Canaan
Manasseh
A Biblical kingdom inhabited by the Tribe of Manasseh, spanning the two banks of the Jordan River
Unvexed
Serene; free from disturbance
Judah
A Biblical kingdom, located in the south of Canaan
Vale
Valley
Naphtali
One of the sons of Jacob, who was allocated a share of land in the north of Canaan
Jericho
The first city of Canaan conquered by the Israelites in the Bible
Phogor
A mountain in Moab, where Balaam was guided by Balak in order to curse Israel
Mastic
A type of tree that produces aromatic resin
Segor
A Biblical city in the south of Canaan, where Lot and his daughters took refuge
Canaan
The promised land of the Israelites in the Bible
Hebrews
The Israelites; the descendants of Jacob in the Bible
Moab
The Biblical kingdom of the Moabites, located to the east of the Dead Sea
Israel
The land of the Jewish people; also a name for the Jewish people themselves; also a name for Jacob, a progenitor of the Jewish people
Centenarian
Someone who is 100 years old or older
Insensibly
Imperceptibly; subtly
Levi
One of the sons of Jacob; the grandfather of Moses
Cypress
A type of tree with small cones and small, scaly leaves
Lo
An exclamation used to show amazement or wonder
'Twixt
A contraction of "betwixt"; between
Courser
A type of war-horse; someone who hunts using superior eyesight
Curb
A type of bit used in horse riding
Rod
A tool or used to strike a horse and train it
Monut Horeb
The mountain at which Moses receives the Ten Commandments from God
Wonted
Usual or habitual
Redoubled
To become much more numerous
Furze
Gorse; a type of flowering plant
Heath
An area of uncultivated land, usually where heather and gorse grow
Weathercock
A weathervane shaped like a rooster
Firmament
The heavens or the sky, especially when conveying the sense that they are tangible
Lustre
A sheen or glow
Bough
The primary branch of a tree
Gambolled
To run and jump about playfully
Romulus and Remus
The twin brothers who were nourished by a she-wolf and whose story ultimately tells about the founding of Rome
Deluged
Flooded or soaked through
Bespattered
To be splashed all over with drops of liquid
Yoke
A crosspiece that is used to fasten two animals, usually oxen, together and tie them to an implement for labor
Pittance
A small or inadequate amount of money paid to someone
Denizen
Someone who lives in a certain place; an inhabitant
Cordillières
A chain of high mountains
Dun
Dull gray or brown
Eyrie
A large nest of a bird of prey put high in a tree or on a cliff
Pampas
Large, treeless plains in South America
Chili
Archaic spelling of "Chile"
Spectre
A ghost
The Cross of the South
A specific constellation in the night sky
Andes
A mountain range in South America
Amain
With full force or with great speed
Bivouac
A temporary camp without tents or coverings
Grape-shot
Cannon ammunition consisting of several metal balls fastened together
Hoar-frost
Frost resembling white hairs
Czar
Name given to the emperors of Russia before 1917
Accurst
Alternate spelling of accursed; hated or under a curse
Hannibal
A general of ancient Carthage, which fought ancient Rome in the Punic Wars
Atilla
A leader of the Huns known for his cruelty
Tumbril
A two-wheeled cart used to carry tools for an army, or to carry prisoners
Ney
Michel Ney, a french soldier and military commander under Napoleon
Cossacks
An ethnic group within Russia; during the Napoleonic Wars, they were some of the most feared soldiers
Dastard
A despicable or dishonorable person
Bondsman
One who assumes the responsibility of a bond; also an archaic term for slave or servant
Expiation
Making amends for having done wrong
Baugmaree
The name of Toru Dutt's garden home, which inspired the natural settings of many of her poems
Foliage
A collection of plants and their leaves
Tamarind
A tropical tree with edible fruit
Seemuls
The cotton tree; a deciduous tropical Asian tree with red flowers
Primeval
Part of the earliest history of the world; ancient
Flora
The Roman god in charge of the blooming of flowers
Juno mien
Having a face or attitude (mien) like Juno, queen of the Roman gods
Psyche
The Roman goddess of the soul; wife of Cupid, god of love
Bower
A shady area under trees
Whirring from the brake
Coming out of a thicket of tropical ferns
Poet-anchorite
A reclusive poet who has withdrawn from society
As erst at eventide
As long, long ago, during the evenings
Ilimitable
Unlimited; without end
Divers
Archaic spelling of "diverse"
Therewith
With the thing mentioned
Close-prest
Pressed closely
Darkling
Characterized by darkness
Casement
A window set on hinges that opens like a door
Kokilas
A koel; a type of Asian cuckoo bird
Casuarina
The she-oak tree; a tree that is extensive in India
Shingle beach
A beach covered in small-to-medium sized pebbles
Haply
By chance or by accident
Water-wraith
A phantom or ghost of the water
Fain
With pleasure; gladly
Borrowdale
A valley in the Lake District of England
Succour
Assistance given in a time of need or hardship
Environ him on all sides round
Surround him
Videhan Queen
Queen from the ancient kingdom of Videha in Northern India; a reference to Sita
Demonian
Of an evil spirit; demonic
Rakshases
Fierce, demonic creatures of Hindu and Buddhist mythology
Weal
That which is best for someone or something
Loth
Reluctant or unwilling to do something
Sylvan
Of the forest or woods
Kuru
A royal family in the Mahabharata that ultimately loses a series of contests and battles to the Pandavas
Pandava
A royal family in the Mahabharata that ultimately is victorious in a series of contests and battles over the Kurus; they were supported by Krishna; like the Kurus, they were instructed in archery by Dronacharjya
Inurned
To place or bury something, especially in an urn
Saul
The sal-tree, often used in India for timber
Betel nut
The nut of the Areca palm tree
Neem
The Indian Lilac tree
Bulbuls
A family of birds related to the thrush
Mangoe-tope
A cluster or grove of mango trees
Champac
A type of magnolia tree known for its fragrant blossoms, often used in religious ceremonies
Bok
A type of tree, though it is unclear which is meant here; likely a beech or a hummingbird tree
Nagessur
A tree also known as the Indian rose chestnut
Sirish
A type of shade tree also known as Mountain Cedar Wattle
Peepul
One of the large fig tree species of India, often occupying a prominent place in the village
Morass
An area of boggy or swampy ground
Soothly; in sooth
Truthfully
Wishmo
Also called Bhishma; another important archer in the Mahabharata
Arjuna
One of five Pandava princes; the greatest archer of all in the Mahabharata and Dronacharjya’s star pupil, perhaps best known for being Krishna’s addressee in the Bhagavad Gita
Pelf
Money that is especially earned in a dishonest manner
