| Term | Definition |
| facade | front of a building |
| solicitor | -- lawyer |
| connivance | -- underhanded scheming by two or more persons |
| congenital | -- existing at birth |
| indigenous | -- belonging to |
| impudent | -- disrespectful |
| discreet | -- polite |
| perpetrated | -- committed |
| contraband | -- stolen goods |
| feral | -- savage |
| wary | -- cautious |
| demise | -- death |
| incantations | -- the chanting of magical words |
| repertoire | -- the variety of songs sung by a mockingbird |
| irascible - | - irritable |
| teeming -- | -- very crowded |
| perforated -- | - pierced |
| garishly - | - obtrusively |
| spasm -- | involuntary muscular contraction |
| vehement - | - intens- intense; strong in emotione; strong in emotion |
| adamant -- | unyielding |
| squalid | dirty and wretched |