| Term | Definition |
| alacrity | promtness in responding |
| alacrity | eagerness |
| array | a large group of people or things |
| array | to place in order |
| array | to dress up |
| deduce | to draw a conclusion from given facts |
| encumber | to weigh down or burden |
| encumber | to impede the action of |
| fraught | full of or accompanied by; fraught with |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| incontrovertible | impossible to dispute; unquestionable |
| inexplicable | hard to explain or impossible to understand |
| ingenious | marked by imagination, resourcefulness, or cleverness |
| laggard | one who falls behind others because of moving slowly or loitering; a straggler |
| sustenance | something that provides nourishement; food to live on |
| torrid | intensely hot or dry |
| torrid | burning with passion |
| traverse | to pass over, across, or through |
| ubiquitous | appearing to be present in large numbers or in many different places |
| zenith | the highest point; the peak |