- putrid- decaying or rotting and emitting a fetid (unpleasant) smell.
- The sour milk made the room with a putrid.
- perchance- by some chance, perhaps
- Perchance, I might get an award from the school.
- screed- informal piece of writing
- My friend sent me a screed during class.
- mortal- human
- We are all mortal.
- pate- a person’s head
- He had a cap on his pate.
- christen- to name at baptism
- In the church, they christened a kid Christina.
- revels- lively and noisy festivals.
- I went to the revel and had fun with my friends.
- wager- formal way for bet.
- This man wagered with his friends.
- lamenting- expression of grief and sorrow.
- My drama script said that I would have to lament after getting in trouble from my parents.