Vocabulary Chapter XIII

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The burning to death of heretics (as during the Spanish Inquisition)

Sagacious:
Perspicacious: acutely insightful and wise; "much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument"; "observant and thoughtful, he was ...
skillful in statecraft or management; "an astute and sagacious statesman"

Harangued:
A monologue (or monolog) is an extended uninterrupted speech by a character in a drama. The character may be speaking his or her thoughts aloud ...

Quarterings:
The division of an escutcheon containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments A quarter of an escutcheon or the coat of arms on it2 : a line of usually noble or distinguished ancestry

Farthing:
A former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny

Magistrate:
A lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)

Haste:
The act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner