| Term | Definition |
| astute | Wise in a clever or practical way. |
| authentic | Genuine; true. |
| authenticity | The condition of being genuine. |
| authenticate | To prove that something is genuine. |
| delicacy | A choice item of food./Great consideration for the feelings of others. |
| derogatory | expressing a low opinion; intended to hurt the reputation of a person or thing. |
| devour | to eat up hungrily./To take in eagerly with the eyes or ears. |
| figment | Something that is made up in the mind but has no connection with reality. |
| mythical | Imaginary;not real. |
| Plumage | A bird's feathers. |
| Predatory | living by killing and eating other animals./Living by robbing or stealing from others. |
| predator | A creature that lives by killing./A person who lives by robbing. |
| prior | Coming earlier in time./Coming before in order or importance. |
| scavenge | To search through or pick over, looking for something usable. |
| scavenger | Someone who scavenges./An animal that feeds on dead or decaying matter. |
| slaughter | To kill in order to obtain meat./To kill people or animals in a large numbers or in a cruel way./The killing of an animal fo food./The act of killing on a large scale or in a cruel way. |
| solitude | The condition of being alone or at some distance from people. |
| ungainly | Moving in a clumsy or awkward way. |
| vulnerable | open to attack; easily injured physically or emotionally. |