| Term | Definition |
| realign | readjust into a straight line or into proper coordination |
| yield | give way to pressure or force |
| coalition | association or organization formed for a specific purpose |
| gumption | courage; enterprise; resourcefulness |
| paupers | people who are very poor |
| crucial | of great importance; decisive; critical |
| aptitude | talent; ability; natural capacity; intelligence; mental quickness |
| translucent | allowing light to pass through but no details of things on the other side |
| compelled | drive or urge with force; to cause or get by force |
| perfunctorily | done without enthusiasm; routinely; done mechanically or indifferently |
| incorporate | form into a legal business |
| emulate | imitate |
| dejectedly | sadly; showing discouragement |
| grotesquely | in a strange or distorted way |
| emaciated | extremely thin; starving |
| inevitable | certain to happen; unavoidable |
| sauntered | strolled |
| distraught | extremely upset |
| despondent | lacking hope; depressed |
| intrigued | fascinated |
| surreptitiously | secretly; stealthily |
| malevolent | wishing evil or harm to others |
| denigrate | discredit; put down; belittle |