| Term | Definition |
| spittle | saliva around the mouth |
| hysteria | excessive or uncontrollable fear usually among large number of people |
| transfixed | to shock or terrify someone so much that they are unable to move |
| obliterate | to totally destroy something |
| wary | cautious and alert |
| wary | suspicious |
| decree | official order |
| martial law | laws made suitable for soldiers during war time |
| besiege | surround so as to force to give up |
| loot | to steal |
| daft | foolish; crazy |
| nuisance | a bothersome annoying person |
| pewter | a dull silver colored metal |
| commotion | scene of noisy confusion or activity |
| fusillade | rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms |
| endure | to put up with something or to experience hardship without giving up |