Act 1
reckon
to count, compute, or calculate
condemn
to give someone a legal sentence
probity
honesty, integrity, uprightness
gaunt
extremely thin and bony
crucible
an ordeal or severe trial
lofty
very high or tall
immaculate
free from moral blemish
adamant
stubbornly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals
ingratiate
to gain favor with someone by deliberate efforts
to improve or make something better or more bearable
guile
treacherous, cunning, or cleverness in attaining a goal, crafty or artful deception
quail
to lose heart or courage in difficulty or dangerous
trepidation
a state of alarm, dread, or apprehension
polite, respect, especially putting another person's interests first
prodigious
extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, or force
calamity
a great misfortune or disaster as in a flood or serious injury
titillate
to excite or arouse agreeably
indignant
feeling angry or upset about the injustice, unfairness, or unreasonableness of something
ipso facto
by that very fact or act as an inevitable result, a direct consequence
conciliatory
attempting to reconcile with someone trying to overcome the distrust, hostility, or anger of someone