| Term | Definition |
|---|
| surly | Sullenly ill-humored; gruff. |
| belligerently | Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive. |
| sullen | Showing a brooding ill humor or silent resentment; morose or sulky. |
| vow | An earnest promise to perform a specified act or behave in a certain manner, especially a solemn promise to live and act in accordance with the rules of a religious order: |
| gratify | To please or satisfy: .condemn : To express strong disapproval of: |
| inarticulate | Uttered without the use of normal words or syllables; incomprehensible as speech or language: |
| indelible | making marks that cannot be erased, removed, or the like: indelible ink. |
| contagion | Disease transmission by direct or indirect contact. |
| foreboding | indicating the likelihood of; portend: |
| render | To submit or present, as for consideration, approval, or payment: |
| accord | To cause to conform or agree; bring into harmony. |
| elude | To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill: |
| aspiration | Expulsion of breath in speech. |
| morass | An area of low-lying, soggy ground. |
| peeved | A vexation; a grievance. |
| reproach | To express disapproval of, criticism of, or disappointment in (someone). |
| ebb | the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea |
| imperiously | Arrogantly domineering or overbearing. |
| impalpable | Not perceptible to the touch; intangible. |
| augment | To make (something already developed or well under way) greater, as in size, extent, or quantity: |
| vigilante | One who takes or advocates the taking of law enforcement into one's own hands. |
| exhort | to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; admonish urgently. |
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