| Term | Definition |
| lurid | (adj) horrible in fierceness or savagery |
| delirium | (n) a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations |
| cower | (v) To crouch down tremblingly, as through fear or shame. |
| incomprehensible | (adj) incapable of being explained or accounted for |
| obstinate | (adj) resistant to guidance or discipline |
| whim | (n) an odd or fanciful or capricious idea |
| impetus | (n) a force that moves something along |
| gaunt | (adj) very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold |
| jaunty | (adj) having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air |
| denounce | (v) to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful |
| jaded | (adj) cynical; tired; pessimistic; distrustful |
| dwindle | (v) become smaller or lose substance |
| stoic | (adj) seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain |
| intermittent | (adj) stopping and starting at irregular intervals |
| brood | (v) to think about in a gloomy or serious way |
| brood | (n) offspring |