blight

Is he still drunk? Does he still mope? Has my curse really blighted his life?

I fear my flowers are turning with blight and wilting fast.

The tree in my backyard has blight and will have to be chopped down before next fall.

(n) A rapid and extensive discoloration; a plant disease(v) To infect with blight

breeches

…And my father, the genius, pulled down his breeches and pissed most of the fire out.

The older man’s breeches fell to the floor, revealing naked legs!

My brother purchased new breeches after his got a hole in the knee.

(n) Knee-length trousers worn by men and boys

brigand

Feast of Saint Pancras of Taormina, stoned to death by brigands.

The brigand and her partner in crime snuck calmly into our home as they pulled everything that they could find out of our house!

Two brigands, wanted for the kidnapping of two serfs, were recently caught and executed.

(n) A bandit

comely(adj) Pleasing in appearance.

He is not just comely but as beautiful as an angel…

On the day of her wedding she was very attractive and comely.

As I walked through town I noticed a very comely, handsome looking man with new breeches.

disemboweled

Tonight I stayed awake for the holy book, for we read of all the ways martyrs have died for the glory of God: being disemboweled or boiled alive.

My room is always clean and disemboweled but my brother’s room is always dirty.

My dog’s toy was disemboweled, and stuffing was strewn down the hallway.

(adj) Cleaned or gutted

hermit

Mayhap I could be a hermit. I wonder what they do.

Feast of Saint Mary of Egypt, a female hermit…

The hermit was rarely seen away from the monastery.

(n) A person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.

odious

(adj) Deserving or causing hatred

Would they really sell me to that odious old man? I cannot think so.

I think the school lunch is odious because of the foul smell.

After the odious remark that sprung from Oliver, he was hidden by the lord and never seen in the castle again.

kirtle

There are woolen kirtles and tunics and leggings hung from every tree…

I had a kirtle for cleaning so I would not ruin my best gown.

My mother got me a new long and soft kirtle for my saint’s day which flowed softly at my ankles.

(n) A women’s loose gown

persecution

Gerald, the miller’s son, was persecuted because of the different way of life and his harassment was watched by the whole town.

The teacher’s persecution for late homework was to spend lunch in class pulling staples out of the carpet.

The towns’ people screamed and cried while watching Tristan’s persecution.

(n) Teasing, torment or twitching; punishment designed to injure

turmoil

It did little good, for my guts in turmoil caused me to fight with my father about Shaggy Beard.

The hanging of the three town bandits caused a great turmoil as they were brought to the stage.

Yesterday our teacher told us to turn in our homework but today the sub said not to, causing turmoil amongst the students.

(n) A state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance