| Term | Definition |
| astute | adj. wise in a clever or practical way |
| authentic | adj. Genuine; true |
| authenticity | n. the condition of being genuine |
| authenticate | v. to prove that something is genuine |
| delicacy | n. a choice item of food |
| delicacy | n. great considerations for the feeling of others |
| derogatory | adj. expressing a low opinion; intended to hurt the reputation of a person or thing |
| devour | v. to eat up hungrily |
| devour | v. to take in eagerly with the eyes or ears. |
| figment | n. something that is made up in the mind but that has no connection with reality |
| mythical | adj. Imaginary; not real |
| plumage | n. a bird's feathers |
| predatory | adj. living by killing and eating other animals |
| predatory | adj. living by robbing or stealing from others. |
| predator | n. a creature that lives by killing |
| predator | n. a person who lives by robbing |
| prior | adj. coming earlier in time |
| prior | adj. coming before in order or importance |
| scavenge | v. to search through or pick over, looking for something usable |
| scavenger | n. someone who scavenges |
| scavenger | n. an animal that feeds on dead or decaying matter |
| slaughter | v. to kill in order to obtain meat |
| slaughter | v. to kill people or animals in large numbers or in a cruel way |
| slaughter | n. the killing of an animal for food |
| slaughter | n. the act of killing on a large scale or in a cruel way |
| solitude | n. the condition of being alone or at some distance from people |
| ungainly | adj. moving in a clumsy or awkward way |
| vulnerable | adj. open to attack; easily injured physically or emotionally |