A Storm of Swords: Chapter 69–Epilogue

by George R.R. Martin
The battle for control of the kingdom of Westeros continues in the third volume of George R.R. Martin's epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire.

Here are links to our lists for the novel: Prologue–Chapter 12, Chapters 13–26, Chapters 27–40, Chapters 41–54, Chapters 55–68, Chapter 69–Epilogue

Here are links to our lists for other volumes in A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Dance with Dragons
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  1. ceaseless
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
    Even in the King's Tower he could hear the ceaseless thunk of bronze and flint and stolen steel biting into wood, and it was louder when he tried to rest in the warming shed atop the Wall.
  2. divulge
    make known to the public information previously kept secret
    "Why would the Imp divulge such plans to his wife's maid?"
  3. monstrous
    distorted and unnatural in shape or size
    I am guilty of a more monstrous crime." He took a step toward his father. "I was born. I lived. I am guilty of being a dwarf, I confess it.
    "Monstrous" also means "shockingly brutal or cruel"--this was the definition that Tyrion had meant for the court to think at first, in order to set up his confession to the much lesser crime of being born and living as a monstrous dwarf.
  4. disabuse
    free somebody from an erroneous belief
    Does the snake think I have Sansa squirreled away somewhere, like a nut I’m hoarding for winter? If so, Tyrion was not about to disabuse him.
  5. gauntlet
    a glove of armored leather that protects the hand
    His greatsword was planted in the ground before him, six feet of scarred metal. Ser Gregor's huge hands, clad in gauntlets of lobstered steel, clasped the crosshilt to either side of the grip.
  6. gorget
    armor plate that protects the neck
    The Red Viper was lightly armored; greaves, vambraces, gorget, spaulder, steel codpiece.
    A gorget protects the neck (in Old French, "gorge" means "throat"); a greave protects the leg below the knee; a vambrace protects the forearm (in old French, "avaunt" means "before" and "bras" means "arm"); a spaulder protects the shoulder; a codpiece protects the crotch (in Middle English, "cod" means "scrotum").
  7. throng
    a large gathering of people
    All around the yard, the throng of spectators was creeping in toward the two combatants, edging forward inch by inch to get a better view.
  8. consign
    commit forever
    "I've been consigned to the black cells," he said.
  9. facet
    a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)
    Westeros had seven gods at least, though Viserys had told her that some septons said the seven were only aspects of a single god, seven facets of a single crystal.
  10. contemptible
    deserving of scorn or disrespect
    Stripped of their jewels and their fringed tokars, they were contemptible; a herd of old men with shriveled balls and spotted skin and young men with ridiculous hair.
  11. harpy
    a malicious woman with a fierce temper
    There had been a throne there, a fantastic thing of carved and gilded wood in the shape of a savage harpy. She had taken one long look and commanded it be broken up for firewood. "I will not sit in the harpy's lap," she told them.
  12. levy
    the act of drafting into military service
    New levies have been raised and can be seen drilling outside the city walls, warships are being built, envoys have been sent to New Ghis and Volantis in the west, to make alliances and hire sellswords.
    During wartime, a king might also raise and levy taxes in order to raise money for building and fighting. But here, the word is used as a noun to describe the men who had already been drafted and who are now going through their training drills.
  13. dross
    worthless or dangerous material that should be removed
    All my victories turn to dross in my hands, she thought. Whatever I do, all I make is death and horror.
  14. fraught
    filled with or attended with
    The way before her was fraught with hardship, bloodshed, and danger.
  15. parapet
    a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony
    There was no sign of Viserion, but when she went to the parapet and scanned the horizon she saw pale wings in the far distance, sweeping above the river.
  16. vouchsafe
    grant in a condescending manner
    "I'm the bloody Kingslayer, remember? When I say you have honor, that's like a whore vouchsafing your maidenhood."
  17. limber
    capable of moving or bending freely
    The habit had become part of him, and he would need his fingers to be limber to have even half a chance of murdering Mance Rayder.
    Compare with "lithe" in the list for the Prologue-Chapter 12. The adjectives are synonymous, although as the example sentences suggest, "limber" often applies to a part of a body while "lithe" applies to the entire way a body moves.
  18. brazier
    large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned
    A small fire burned beneath the smoke holes, and a brazier smouldered near the pile of furs where Dalla lay, pale and sweating.
  19. semblance
    the outward or apparent appearance or form of something
    Yet when he slammed his heels into the mare and flew across the field at the rangers, the men who raced to catch him lost all semblance of formation.
  20. dirk
    a relatively long dagger with a straight blade
    He wore three blades on his belt, Arya saw; a longsword on his left hip, and on his right a dagger and a slimmer blade, too long to be a dirk and too short to be a sword.
    Compare with "bodkin" in the list for Chapters 27-40. Both are daggers, but because a bodkin is shorter than a dirk, it can be attached to an arrow.
  21. cadge
    obtain or seek to obtain by wheedling
    Three-Finger Hobb had promised the brothers roast haunch of mammoth that night, maybe in hopes of cadging a few more votes.
  22. transgression
    the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
    "Your Grace, by law a man's past crimes and transgressions are wiped clean when he says his words and becomes a Sworn Brother of the Night's Watch."
  23. garrison
    a fortified military post where troops are stationed
    Garrison them as you always have, but I must take the others for my garrisons if we are to hold the Wall.
  24. anathema
    a detested person or thing
    "Frozen fire, in the tongue of old Valyria. Small wonder it is anathema to these cold children of the Other."
  25. forswear
    formally reject or disavow
    Would I sooner be hanged for a turncloak by Lord Janos, or forswear my vows, marry Val, and become the Lord of Winterfell?
  26. clamor
    loud and persistent outcry from many people
    The shrill sound cut through the clamor like a sword.
  27. idyllic
    excellent and delightful in all respects
    The Vale of Arryn might have been spared the worst of the war, but it was hardly the idyllic place that Lady Lysa had made it out to be.
  28. foible
    a minor weakness or peculiarity in someone's character
    He sang Lord Robert to sleep every night, and tweaked the noses of Lady Lysa's suitors with verses that made mock of their foibles.
  29. accost
    approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
    He'd cozened the huge northman into drinking enough wine to kill any three normal men, yet after Roslin had been bedded the Greatjon still managed to snatch the sword of the first man to accost him and break his arm in the snatching.
    As the example sentence suggests, "accost" means more than simply speaking to someone; here, it means "to approach in a challenging or aggressive way." The verb can also mean "to solicit sexually" but even though Greatjon was a guest at a wedding, that definition does not apply.
  30. crone
    an ugly, evil-looking old woman
    Half her hair was gone and the rest had turned as white and brittle as a crone's.
    Note that Catelyn's transformation is into a crone, and not the Crone, "whose statues often showed her with a lamp in one hand" and who in a song, is described as "very wise and old, and sees our fates as they unfold."
Created on Sat Jan 11 22:17:46 EST 2014 (updated Mon Oct 01 17:03:03 EDT 2018)

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