- admonish: to warn
- aghast: struck with horror; shocked
- annihilate: to destroy completely
- benefactor: a person who provides help, especially by giving money
- bestow: to give as an honor
- devious: having many twists and turns; winding
- devoid: lacking; empty; entirely without
- heed: to pay attention to
- mortal: a human being, especially as contrasted to God
- muse: to think about in a quiet, careful way
- pioneer: a person who goes before others and opens the way for them to follow
- plague: a deadly disease that spreads rapidly
- subside: to sink to a lower level
- unwitting: not done on purpose; unintended
- wrath: forceful anger; fury