| Term | Definition |
| inconceivable | impossible to comprehend of fully grasp |
| intuitively | without the use of rational reasoning; instinctively |
| contemptuous | scornful |
| aspirations | ambitions |
| induced | caused |
| acute | sharp or severe; intense |
| impetus | an impelling force |
| indulgently | leniently; patiently |
| incriminating | to cause to appear guilty of a crime or fault |
| dissemble | to disguise one's real nature, motives or feelings |
| overtone | an ulterior meaning or quality; an implication or hint |
| cryptic | tending to conceal or camouflage |
| waylaying | ambushing; intercepting someone unexpectedly |
| roused | excited as to ager or action; stirred up |
| implacable | impossible to please or satisfy |
| nuance | subtle or slight degree of difference |
| taut | tight; tense |