sojourn

(n): a temporary stay

beget

(v): to father, to sire

assuage 

(v): to make something that is unpleasant less severe; to relieve or comfort

antediluvian

 (adj): extremely old; belonging to the era before the Great Flood

prelapsarian

(adj): relating to the period before the Fall of Adam and Eve

covenant

(n): a binding agreement, a contract

smite

 (v): to inflict a heavy blow with a hand, tool, or weapon

toil

(v): to labor continuously, to work strenuously

cubit

 (n): an ancient unit of measure equal to about 17 to 22 inches

concubine

(n): a secondary wife, a mistress

deluge

(n): a great flood; a heavy downpour

abate

(v): to reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; lessen

allusion

 (n): an indirect reference in one work of literature to another work of literature 

simile

(n): a literary comparison of two essentially unlike things using “like” or “as”

irony 

(n): the use of words to express something different (and often opposite) their literal meaning

denotation

(n): the most specific or direct meaning of a word

archetype 

exodus

(n): a departure of a large number of people 

repent

(v): to feel remorse or self-reproach; to regret

temptress

(n): a woman who tries to get someone to do wrong by making attractive promise