| Word | Definition |
| dowry | money or property that a woman brings to the man she marries |
| disown | refuse to recognize as one's own; cast off; renounce; repudiate |
| grateful | feeling kindly because of a favor received; thankful |
| wrath | very great anger; rage; vengeance or punishment caused by anger |
| trappings | outward appearance; things worn; ornaments |
| hastily | done very quickly; done without care or thought; hurriedly |
| deceive | make a person believe as true something that is false; mislead |
| inheritance | something received from one's parents or ancestors or from one who came before |
| peasant | a farmer or farm worker of low social status |
| steward | a person who manages another's property or finances; a person in charge of food |
| flee | run away from or as from danger; get away by running |
| yield | surrender; give away |
