| Term | Definition |
| rural | country |
| unsophisticated | not fancy |
| recruiting | hiring people for a position in military or other job |
| self-reliant | able to depend on oneself |
| ardent | enthusiastic, devoted |
| statistics | data |
| abominably | in a totally disagreeable way |
| infested | overrun or swarming with insects |
| adulterate | to make impure by adding poor ingredients |
| devastating | causing great destruction |
| soberly | in a serious way |
| laudable | deserving approval, praiseworthy |
| appalling | causing horror, frightful |
| apt | likely |
| repertoire | a group of songs, plays or other pieces that a person or group is prepared to perform |