| Term | Definition |
| adept | very skilled; expert |
| clarify | to make clear or understandable |
| connoisseur | an expert in a specific field, such as art or food |
| disdain | to look down upon or hate |
| excerpt | a passage or selection from a book, film, song, or the like |
| gullible | easily tricked or decieved |
| indifferent | having no particular interest one way or the other |
| irascible | very irritable or easily angered |
| onslaught | a violent attack or a huge outpouring |
| profound | deep |
| pseudonym | a fake or alternative name |
| pungent | sharp and powerful, usually smell or taste |
| renounce | to give up voluntarily |
| sage | wise |
| sleek | smooth, slick, shiny |