| Term | Definition |
| adjacent | lying near; adjoining |
| candor | sincerity; honesty |
| compassion | awareness and sympathy for the suffering of another |
| democratic | of or for the people; pertaining to government by the people |
| disperse | to scatter; to distribute |
| doleful | showing or expressing grief; sad |
| duress | threat of violent force |
| irk | to annoy; to irritate |
| ratify | to approve formally; to sanction |
| sobriety | a seriousness in manner; a state of abstinence from drugs or alcohol |
| stagnate | to become inactive or motionless |
| subordinate | of lower importance or rank; subject to the control of another; one who is under the control of another |
| talon | a claw of a bird of prey or similar animal |
| taut | pulled, drawn, or stretched tight |
| wallow | to roll about or linger in |