| Term | Definition |
| fortify | to strengthen |
| dictate | to pornounce, command, prescribe |
| diminutive | miniature, small |
| goad | to urge, to provok into action |
| lachrymose | tearful |
| sycophant | a self-serving flatterer |
| officious | offering unwanted help or service |
| puctilious | eagar to follow rules |
| propriety | dencency, state of being proper |
| amble | to stroll, walk |
| scurrilous | crude, vulgar |
| inimical | hostile, threatening |
| unvective | a verbal attack |
| nefarious | horribly villainous |
| masticate | to chew |
| spurious | false but intended to seem believable or possible |
| abate | to lessen, to reduce severity |
| berate | to scold severely |
| atone | to apologize, make amends |
| bereft | without, devoid of |