| Term | Definition |
| bulge | (n) a piece of land that projects outward from an otherwise regular line |
| immortal | (adj) living forever; never dying or decaying |
| lurch | (v) make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled movement |
| pagan | (n) a person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions |
| waver | (v) shake with a quivering motion |
| prattle | (n) foolish or inconsequential talk |
| sheath | (n) a close-fitting cover for something |
| bracket | (n) a pair of marks [ ] used to enclose words or figures to separate them from the text |
| ecstatic | (adv) feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joy |
| posterity | (n) all future generations of people |