| Term | Definition |
| scrupulously | diligent, thorough, with extremely attentive details |
| listless | laking energy or enthusiasm |
| sundering | to split apart |
| tumult | loud, confused noise, especially one caused bye a large mass of people |
| wayward | difficult to control or predict because of unusual or perverse behavior |
| ordination | the act of conferring holy orders upon |
| uncouth | laking good manners, refinement, or grace |
| commiseration | to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity |
| lucid | clear to the mind; easily understood |
| embayed | to shut in, enclose, or surround |
| nebulous | unclear, vague, indefinite |
| banter | the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks |
| sovereignty | the state or quality of being someone who is high is power, rank , or authority |
| artificer | a skilled craftsman |
| impalpable | not perceptible to touch; cannot be felt |
| tremulous | shaking or quivering slightly |
| jetsam | unwanted materials that have been washed ashore |
| subterfuge | deception |
| wantonness | the quality of being sexually loose or unrestrained |
| langour | sluggishness |