| Term | Definition |
| fluent | smooth and unconstrained movement |
| broach | to tap or pierce; open up |
| hapless | unlucky; luckless; unfortunate |
| ferment | agitation; unrest; to cause agitation or excitement in |
| noisome | noxious; offensive or disgusting, as an odor |
| abrogate | to put aside; to put an end to |
| dissonance | cacophony; discord |
| concord | peace; agreement between things |
| posture | artificial positioning |
| jabber | rapid speaking |
| breach | to break or to break into |
| extant | still existing |
| extricable | something that can be removed or disentangled |
| indefatigable | tireless determination |
| incorrigible | unwillingness to be influenced |
| lugubrious | attempting to be mournful |
| extraneous | innessential |
| cherubic | rosy, innocent, or childlike |
| divestiture | to take away something, presumably desirable, that was formerly possessed or owned |
| dispatch | quick efficiency |
| aversion | a feeling of dislike |
| ponderous | hard to manage because of great weight or size; cumbersome |
| indelible | something that cannot be removed |
| gossamer | light, filmy, or delicate |
| taciturn | not talkative |
| craven | lacking courage |
| petulant | bad tempered |