| Term | Definition |
| isolated | kept apart from others |
| traipsing | walking or trudging about |
| speculation | consideration of a subject |
| humdrum | dull;monotonous |
| insinuations | hints; suggestions |
| saturation | soaked; full of something |
| plagued | tormented |
| rift | break in friendliness; divide |
| theories | ideas; explanations |
| aggravate | annoy |
| mystic | mysterious; awesome |
| admonitions | warnings |
| stubborn | hard to convince |
| carcass | dead body |
| bewildered | filled with uncertainty; confused |
| pokes | bags or sacks |
| maggot | soft bodied, legless larva of certain flies |