| Term | Definition |
| abstinence | the practice of refraining from indulgence; doing without |
| callous | emotionally unfeeling; insensitive |
| delve | to search deeply, as though digging |
| entrails | the internal organs, especially intestines |
| grapple | to wrestle fiercely; a metal shaft having multiple hooks, often thrown with a rope and used to climb |
| incipient | beginning to exist or become noticeable; in an early stage of development |
| mandatory | required; obligatory |
| obliterate | to destroy entirely; to wipe out completely |
| pliable | easily shaped or bent, in form or in mind |
| rummage | to search thoroughly and hastily, often chaotically |
| solemn | serious and sincere; revered sincerely and seriously |
| tedious | tiresome due to dullness or length |
| ungainly | lacking grace; clumsy |
| vilify | to make abusive or slanderous statements about |
| annihilation | total destruction |