| Term | Definition |
| gawky | clumsy, awkward |
| repose | state of rest or inactivity |
| listless | too tired to care;not interested in anything |
| countenance | face |
| defy | resist |
| ambitious | very much wanting success |
| reticent | reserved; tending to speak little |
| bawdy | not considered decent;crude |
| melancholy | sad;gloomy |
| yarns | entertaining stories filled with exaggeration |
| paramount | main;most important |
| crusade | struggle for a cause or belief |
| abolitionist | person who supported abolishing or ending, slavery in the United States |
| cautious | careful |
| dismemberment | separation into parts, division |