| Term | Definition |
| sustenance | means of support |
| accession | act of becoming joined; adding something |
| abashed | to destroy self confidence |
| sententious | forceful in expression |
| multifarious | having great variety |
| encroachment | trespassing |
| aesthete | a person with a great love for art |
| fervent | hot; burning |
| furlough | a leave of absence from the military |
| querulous | to complain |
| imperceptible | to small to be perceived |
| austere | morally strict |
| rueful | causing sorrow or pity |
| balustrade | a railing with supporting balisters |
| timbre | the combination of qualities of sound |