| Term | Definition |
| reminiscence | recalling past experiences or events, |
| revenuer | a government agent in chare of co0llecting revenue, especially one responsible for halting the unlawful distilling or bootlegging of alcohol |
| skepticism | a doubint or questioning attitude or state of mind |
| spurious | lacking authenticity or validity - not genuiine; false |
| substantial | solidly built, strong, considerable in importance, value, |
| theses | a proposition that is maintained by argument, a dissertation advacing an original point of view as a reusult of research |
| clinch | to fix or secure- to fasten together - to settle definitely and conclusively |
| deviation | an abnormality; a departure from the normal |
| hierarchy | a categorization of a group of people according to ability or status |
| ornery | mean-spirited, disagreeable, and contrary in disposition, cantankerous. |