| Term | Definition |
| sagacity | ability to make good judgments |
| crevice | a long narrow opening |
| waned | to decrease in strength |
| vehemently | marked by intense force or emotion |
| derision | contemptuous laughter |
| felicity | state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy |
| scoffs | to make fun of or ridicule |
| congenial | suitable to your needs or similar to your nature |
| fancy | particular liking or desire |
| chintz | a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric |
| flamboyant | richly and brilliantly colorful |
| lurid | ghastly pale |
| impertinence | inappropriate playfulness |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| fatuity | a ludicrous folly |
| frieze | a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap |
| undulating | moving in waves |
| arabesque | a complex ornate design |
| convolutions | turns, windings, circumventions |
| interminable | tiresomely long |
| grotesques | ugly reliefs and statues to frighten |
| smooch | an enthusiastic kiss |
| gnawed | bitten at or worn away |