| Term | Definition |
| pursuits | the act of chasing or pursuing |
| deprived | marked by deprivation, or lacking necessities of life |
| bespectacled | wearing eyeglasses |
| hydrangea | shrub that has large, showy flower clusters in white, pink, or blue |
| repressed | to press again or anew; also held back or held down |
| siesta | a midday or afternoon nap |
| livid | having a discolored or blueish appearance; also to be very angry |
| pestilential | producing or tending to produce pestilence |
| begonias | any tropical plant that has succulent leaves and waxy flowers |
| budgerigars | a parakeet native to Australia and having green, yellow, or blue plumage; a popular cage bird not found in wild populations |