| Term | Definition |
|---|
| pathetic | making you feel pity or sympathy |
| engulfed | overwhelmed, swallowed up |
| prowess | great skill or ability at doing something |
| bellowing | hollering, yelling loudly |
| portal | an entrance, door, or gate |
| intervene | to come between; to come between to settle a dispute |
| lull | a brief calm, a period of reduced activity, to soothe |
| flirtatious | inclined to flirt, be romantic |
| illuminating | enlightening, informing, instructing |
| squeamish | easily upset; easily made sick by the sight of disgusting things |
| salient | striking, prominent, standing out, easily noticed |
| glee | joy, happiness, delight |
| frolic | to play about joyously, to have fun |
| deflecting | turning in a different direction after hitting something else |
| ravenous | extremely hungry, greedy |
| girth | the measure around anything |
| mayhem | constant state of chaos; needless or intentional damage |
| edification | intellectual or moral instruction |
| heinous | shockingly brutal or cruel, extremely offensive |
| indiscretion | lack of good judgement, a misdeed, imprudence |
| assimilate | become similar to one's environment, become like the people of a nation |
| eviscerate | remove the intestines and internal organs |
| despicable | worthy of being despised, horrible |
| crescendo | with a gradual increase in force or loudness, especially in music |
| lethargic | sluggish, drowsy, inactive |
| nonchalant | unexcited, casual, calm, cooly unconcerned |
| oblivious | not noticing what's happening around you, unaware |
| despise | to hate, to regard as worthless |
| invincible | undefeatable, unconquerable |
| ample | more than enough, abundant |
| excruciating | very painful, torturous, extreme |
| elated | happy, overjoyed |
| sadistic | enjoying being cruel to others |
| irate | enraged, extremely angry |
| commiserate | to feel sorrow for another's suffering, to pity |
| askew | out of the proper position, turned or twisted the wrong way |
| masochist | person who enjoys his own suffering |
| excruciating | torturous, extremely painful |
| rotund | excessively fat, round and plump |
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