| Term | Definition |
| catastrophic | disastrous |
| incomplete | not complete |
| measures | something done for a particular purpose; a law. |
| restored | to put something back as it was; to repair. |
| fatal | that causes death or disaster. |
| poems | a composition of rhyming or rhythmical lines. |
| biennial | something that occurs every two years. |
| peddling | to sell or trade. |
| ducked | to bend down quickly to avoid something. |
| foritude | courage and strength. |
| astrocities | an extremely cruel and shocking act. |
| nauseated | to make something sick or disguisted. |
| banned | to forbid something. |
| symptoms | one of the things that shows that someone is ill. |
| boring | dull and eventful. |
| sterile | lifeless |
| waking | awake and not asleep. |
| constant | not changing, continual. |
| suspicious | thinking that something is not what it seems or is up to no good, mistrusting. |
| turmoil | disturbance, confusion. |
| appointments | an arrangementto meet or visit somebody, 2) choosing somebody for a job, 3) a job or a position. |
| preferable | that you want or like more. |
| illegally | against the law |
| obstacles | something that hinders or prevents you from achieving something. |
| outcry | complaints or objections showing that a lot of people are angry about something. |
| pointless | meaningless, with no purpose. |
| reaction | the way someone acts or behaves after hearing or seeing something. |
| dreadful | awful, terrible. |
| commend | to praise |
| consistent | which does not contradict, always the same. |
| prior | former, earlier. |
| arguments | a quarrel, a heated discussion. |
| subtle | slight and faint but pleasant, 2) clever, ingenious. |
| frank | honest and direct. |