| Term | Definition |
| fetid | having an offensive odor |
| reconcile | to reestablish a close relationship between |
| gumption | boldness of enterprise; initiative |
| fodder | feed for livestock, especially hay or straw |
| eulogy | a laudatory speech or written tribute |
| hyperbole | a figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect |
| stolid | having or revealing little emotion; impassive |
| promontory | a high ridge of land or rock jutting out into a body of water |
| commiserate | to feel or express sorrow for |
| pretense | the act of pretending; a false appearance |
| transient | passing with time |