| Term | Definition |
| abandon | total lack of inhibition |
| balk | to refuse, shrink, prevent |
| carp | to complain constantly |
| demagogue | a leader, rabble-rouser |
| encumber | to hinder, restrict, burden |
| facade | a front, false appearance |
| gall | bitterness, careless nerve |
| hapless | having bad luck |
| impromptu | without rehearsal |
| jocular | joyful, playful |
| keen | sharp, perceptive |
| negligible | not worth considering; unable to be detected |
| obdurate | stubborn |
| paltry | pitifully small or worthless |
| quack | a faker |
| rapt | deeply absorbed |
| saccharine | excessively sweet |
| tacit | silently understood or implied |
| ubiquitous | seemingly everywhere |
| vanquish | to conquer |
| wanton | unrestrained, reckless |
| xenophobia | fear of strangers |
| zephyr | a gentle breeze |