| Term | Definition |
| savor | derive or receive pleasure from |
| defiance | open disobedience or resistance |
| eaves | the overhanging edges on a roof |
| resolute | firm in purpose or belief |
| reciprocity | Equal mutual rights and benefits granted and enjoyed. |
| stupify | to stun (or make stupid) |
| hordes | A large group or crowd |
| tentative | under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon |
| zeal | a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause) |
| resign | leave (a job, post, post, or position) voluntarily |
| sporadic | occuring singly, or occasionally, or in scattered instances. |
| pristine | completely free from dirt or contamination |
| ominous | threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments |
| annihilation | total destruction |
| genocide | The killing of a people from the same race, political group, or group. |