| Term | Definition |
| astute | wise and clever in a practical way |
| authentic | genuine, true |
| delicacy | a choice item of food |
| delicacy | great consideration for the feelings of others |
| derogatory | expressing a low opinion; intending to hurt another |
| devour | to eat up hungrily |
| figment | something that is made up in the mind but has no connection to reality |
| mythical | imaginary; not real |
| plumage | a bird's feathers |
| predatory | living by killing and eating other animals |
| predatory | a person who lives by robbing |
| prior | coming earlier in time |
| scavenge | to search through or pick over; looking for something usable |
| scavenger | an animal that feeds off dead animals |
| slaughter | to kill in order to obtain meat |
| slaughter | to kill people or animals in a cruel way |
| solitude | the condition of being alone or at some distance from people |
| ungainly | moving in a clumsy and awkward way |
| vulnerable | open to attack; easily injured physically or emotionally |