| Term | Definition |
| tangent | a sudden change in one course to another |
| ambled | moved at a leisurely pace |
| tranquil | very calm,quiet |
| bovine | cow |
| contemplation | considering thoughtfully |
| infinite | without boundaries |
| veered | changed direction |
| melancholy | excessively gloomy or sad |
| ceased | stopped |
| jaunty | having a buoyantly carefree and self-confident air about oneself |
| reluctantly | unwillingly, hesitantly |
| brooch | a large decorative pin |
| gallows | a framework of two or more upright beams and a cross beam, used for execution by hanging |
| accessible | easy to get at or reach |
| isolation | being set apart from others |
| intrusions | coming unasked or unwanted |
| tolerantly | putting up with something harmful or unpleasant |
| exasperated | frustrated, made angry, irritated, annoyed |
| self-deprecation | belittling oneself |
| remnants | small pieces of a scrap of something |
| galling | bitter or irritating feeling |
| disheartened | discouraged, lost spirit |
| consolingly | comfortingly |
| plaintively | expressing sorrow, sadly |
| staggering | defeating, causing doubt |
| seized | grasped tightly |
| intense | very strong |
| oppressive | hard to bear |
| meager | thin, lean |
| dimensions | measurable extents as length, thickness, or width |
| stationary | not movable |