| Term | Definition |
| eluded | to escape, either physically or mentally |
| fiend | a very wicked person- devilish |
| imploringly | in a begging or pleading way |
| jolt | a sudden shock or surprise, to shake or jar |
| keeled | to collapse or fall or faint "keel over" |
| racking | causing physical, mental or emotional suffering |
| siege | the surrounding of a place in order to force it to surrender |
| sullenly | in a gloomily silent and dark manner |
| testify | to make a formal statement of what one swears is true |
| wistfully | something done or said in a longing, wishful kind of way |