| Term | Definition |
| blameworthy | deserving to be blamed |
| catastrophe | a sudden and severe misfortune, a disaster |
| chide | to express disapproval; to scold |
| defect | a lack of something necessary for perfection; a fault; an imperfection |
| falsehood | a false statement; a lie |
| filch | to steal, especially something small or of little value |
| lethal | causing death |
| perimeter | the outer boundary of an area or the total lenght of this boundary |
| recurrent | appearing or happening again or from time to time |
| tedious | long and tiring; boring |
| thwart | to keep someone from doing something or keep a thing from being done |
| totter | to move in an unsteady way due to a problem with balance; to stand or walk in a shaky way |
| update (Verb) | to bring up tod date with additions or corrections; to make known the most recent facts, ideas, so on |
| update (Noun) | a current version or updated report |
| vehement | having or showing very strong feeling; intensely emotional |
| vertical | in a straight up-and-down position; upright |