| Term | Definition |
| Intersperse | to break the flow of sth |
| reversion | a return to the same position |
| untenable | unable to be believed |
| ubiquitous | present everywhere(appears to be) |
| paradigm | standard example |
| tourniquet | a bandage to stop the bleeding esp by applying pressure |
| bucolic | of or relating to the country side |
| travesty | a comedy intended to make mockery of something |
| churlish | rude, impolite |
| exacerbate | making sth much worsen |
| unfounded | not based on facts |
| veritable | true(used to intensify) ,often to qualify metaphor |
| stratagem | an individual maneuver in a game |
| verdant | full of green |