| Term | Definition |
| to touch,have a common boundary | abut |
| person's strong point | forte |
| division into two parts | dichotomy |
| accumulate | accrue |
| to settle in the country | rusticate |
| of tears | lachrymal |
| to give a confused account of | garble |
| to surround | beset |
| large drinking cups | tankard |
| scene of great bloodshed,disorder | shambles |
| marshy body of water | bayou |
| a person's manner | mien |
| relevant | germane |
| symbolic story with deeper meaning | allegory |
| harmful to body or mind | deleterious |
| indifference; apathetic;bored | blase |
| a person or thing of no importance | nonentity |
| to remove, drive out of a position or place | oust |
| full of tiny holes | porous |
| a pang of conscience | qualm |