| Term | Definition |
| insomniac | n. someone who cannot sleep |
| reverberate | v. to ring or echo with sound |
| enunciate | v. to express or state clearly |
| precursor | n. an indication of the approach of something or someone |
| agitation | n. a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance |
| arbitrary | adj. based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice |
| amiable | adj. diffusing warmth and friendliness |
| unassailable | adj. without flaws or loopholes |
| injunction | n. a formal command or admonition |
| entreaty | n. earnest or urgent request |
| sluggish | adj. slow and apathetic |
| ministration | n. assistance in time of difficulty |
| admonition | n. cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger) |
| recalcitrance | n. the trait of being unmanageable |
| milliner | n. someone who makes and sells hats |
| allocution | n. (rhetoric) a formal or authoritative address that advises or exhorts |
| chagrin | n. strong feelings of embarrassment |
| scuttle | v. to move about or proceed hurriedly |