| Term | Definition |
| magpie | noisy, black and white bird |
| prowl | to sneak about; move in a stealthy fashion |
| mercy | compassion shown towards an offender |
| tempt | to entice to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral |
| precede | to go before something in place, order, rank, importance, or time |
| mournful | feeling or expressing sorrow or grief |
| bounty | abundant amount of gifts or goods |
| summon | to call or attract |
| thresh | to separate the grain or seeds from a plant |
| tunic | a gown-like outer garment |
| bleak | bare, desolate; often windswept |
| remedy | something that cures or relieves a disease or condition |
| thievery | the act of stealing |
| scour | to clean through hard rubbing |
| char | to burn or reduce to charcoal |