| Term | Definition |
| circumspect | careful; heedful; attentive to all points |
| zephyr | a gentle breeze (sometimes specifically the West Wind) |
| renegade | one who deserts one side in favor of another; traitor; outlaw |
| retribution | something justly deserved, especially a punishment |
| hurtle | to move or fling swiftly and with great force |
| scourge | a person or thing which causes great trouble or misfortune |
| caustic | biting; stingingly sharp or sarcastic |
| taciturn | not fond of talking; usually silent |
| agnostic | one who believes that he existence of God can neither be proved or disproved |
| terse | brief and to the point |
| uncanny | weird; strange; so keen or acute as to seem bizarre |
| exodus | a departure, especially of a large group |
| penitent | remorseful; sorry for having done wrong |
| vindicate | to clear of suspicion or accusations |
| raillery | good-humored ridicule or teasing |