| Term | Definition |
| cleanse | to clean |
| monsoon | a strong wind in and around the Indian Ocean, bringing heavy rain in summer. |
| dragon | a fierce mythical monster that breathes fire. |
| shadowy | dark, with many shadows, 2) vague, indistinct. |
| battled | to fight. |
| fantastic | wonderful, amazing |
| mindful | remembering, thinking of. |
| influenced | to have the power to make someone or something change. |
| principles | a general truth, belief or rule. |
| responds | to react, to reply. |
| silos | tall tower used for storing. e.g. grain |
| appetites | hunger, a desire to eat. |
| crumbling | to fall apart, break up into small pieces. |
| inherited | to receive money, property, a title etc... when its previous owner dies. |
| insatiable | that can not be satisfied. |
| legacy | something given to somebody in a will. |
| luxury | something expensive that you enjoy but do not really need, 2) having many luxuries. |
| prosperous | successful, rich. |
| dwindled | to get smaller gradually |
| incompetent | unable to do a job properly. |
| inflation | general rise in prices. |
| printed | to put words or pictures on paper with a machine, to create a book, money. |
| stores | a place where things are kept until needed 2) things kept for future use, 3) a shop especially a large one. |
| substantial | considerable. |
| carve | to cut something carefully or artistically. |