| Term | Definition |
| animated | Alive or seeming to be alive (18) |
| somber | dark and gloomy (18) |
| expand | to make or become larger (17) |
| barren | Not able to producce good crops (17) |
| jest | a remark made jokingly (20) |
| obsolete | no longer in use; out-of-date (18) |
| d t s | fruit of the palm tree |
| oasis | an area with water in a desert (17) |
| fume | to be angry (19) |
| revert | to go back to an earlier condition (17) |
| teem | to be filled with; to overflow with (17) |
| moral | good or proper (17) |
| famine | a widespread area and longlasting food shortage (17) |
| smell | what noses do |
| prelude | something that comes before the main part (19) |
| mirth | laughter (20) |
| tremor | a shaking movement (19) |
| odd | opposite of "even" |
| Bible | Holy book made up of Old and New Testaments |
| consist | to be made up (17) |
| erupt | to burst out violently |
| betray | to be disloyal to (18) |
| pasture | grassland where animals can feed (17) |
| distress | pain, sorrow, or worry (20) |
| scald | to burn with hot liquid (19) |
| elegant | graceful, pleasingly designed (19) |
| retain | to hold onto; to keep (19) |
| meager | small in amount (18) |
| erode | to wear away bit by bit (17) |
| raise | opposite of "lower" |