| Term | Definition |
| Efface | Verb To wipe out, to keep oneself from being noticed |
| Muddle | Verb- to make a mess of: to get by- Noun- a hopeless mess |
| Opinionated | Adjective- Stubborn and often unreasonable in holding to one's own ideas, having a closed mind |
| Perennial | Adj lasting for a long time noun- a plant that lives for many years |
| Predispose | Verb-to incline ( make susceptible to) to beforehand |
| Relinquish | Verb-To let go, or give up |
| Salvage | Verb to save from fire or shipwreck Noun- property thus saved |
| Spasmodic | adj- Sudden and violent but brief |
| Spurious | Adj- not genuine: not true: not valid |
| Unbridled | Adj- uncontrolled, lacking in restraint |
| Admonish | To caution or advise Verb |
| Breach | Noun/ verb opening, gap, violation |
| Brigand | Noun robber, outlaw |
| Circumspect | careful |
| Cumbersome | slow moving |
| Deadlock | stand still |
| Debris | wreckage |
| Diffuse | V. spread or scatter Adj. unfocused scattered |
| Dilemma | Difficult problem |
| Commandeer | Seize |