| Term | Definition |
| assauge | to relieve pain |
| optimism | positive towards life |
| malevolent | wishing harm or evil to others |
| foray | raid |
| evade | avoid by deceit or cleverness |
| cordiality | friendly |
| ascertain | find out or discover with certainty |
| procured | to obtain or aquire |
| inordinant | too great or too many |
| rudiments | something to be learned 1st, basic principle |
| erratic | not regular, inconstant, likely to change |
| wrath | great anger, rage, fury |
| ruthless | without pity or kindness, cruel |
| cantankerous | bad-tempered,quarrelsome |
| antagonize | incur the dislike of... |
| altercation | to have a quarrel, argument, disagreement |
| tedious | long and boring |
| prerogative | special right for those that belong to a certain group |
| presevered | continue, patient effort, steadfast |
| discreet | carefull in speech |
| curt | short, rude |
| diminutive | tiny |
| amiable | friendly, kind |
| irk | to annoy, irritate |
| contentious | always ready to argue or quarrel |