| Term | Definition |
| blur | make it harder to see clearly |
| inspiration | something that makes a person work hard or be creative |
| century | 100 years |
| patented | inndividual, very own |
| groped | search for something with hands as in darkness |
| aroma | a pleasant smell; especially of cooking |
| grub | informal word for food |
| compulsion | a need to do something that cannot be stopped |
| irritably | in an annoyed or bothered way |
| dragged | pulled with difficulty |
| infamous | famous for something bad |
| deformed | not in its normal shape or appearance |
| diversion | a break from normal activity |
| editors | people who correct, clarify, and shape writted and recorded works |
| clink | a short, light, high sound |
| stormed | moved in an angry way |
| singsong | a way of speaking in which the voice rises and falls with little change |