| Term | Definition |
| abscond | to run off and hide |
| access | (n)admittance to persons, places, things (v) to obtain |
| anarchy | lack of government or law |
| arduous | hard to do; requiring much effort |
| auspicious | favorable; fortunate |
| biased | prejudiced; favoring one side |
| daunt | discourage; overcome with fear |
| disentangle | to free from tangles or complications |
| fated | determined in advance by destiny or fortune |
| hoodwink | to mislead by a trick; decieve |
| inanimate | not having life; no energy or spirit |
| incinerate | to burn to ashes |
| intrepid | brave; fearless |
| larceny | theft |
| pliant | bending easily |
| pompous | overly self important; |
| precipice | very steep cliff; the brink of disaster |
| rectify | to make right; correct |
| reprieve | (n) temporary relief or delay; (v) to grant a postponement |
| revile | call bad names; attack with words |