| Term | Definition |
| impair | to make imperfect, damage, harm |
| invincible | not able to be defeated, unbeatable |
| languid | drooping, without energy, sluggish |
| mire | mud, wet, swampy ground, a tough situation, to get stuck |
| obtrusive | foward, undesirably prominent, thrust out |
| preamble | an introduction to a speech or piece of writing |
| render | to cause to become, to perform, to deliver officially, to process, extract |
| rugged | rough, irregular, severe, stern, strong, stormy |
| skeptical | inclined to doubt, slow to accept something as true |
| slipshod | untidy in dress, personal habits, etc., careless, sloppy |