| Term | Definition |
| vulnerable | capable of being wounded or hurt |
| feigned | not genuine |
| levity | lightness of manner |
| quivering | to shake or move with a slight trembling motion |
| suppressions | The forcible exclusion of an idea or desire from conscious and overt activity |
| elations | An often groundless or excessive feeling of well-being and happiness |
| Teutonic | of a more or less German nature |
| epigram | a short witty poem or saying |
| contour | The outline of a figure or body; the edge or line that defines or bounds a shape or object |
| proximity | Nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation |
| supercilious | having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy |
| pungent | Sharp and stimulating to the mind or senses. Smell, aroma. |