| homely | plain, unattractive |
| displaced | took the place of, removed |
| submission | surrender, giving in |
| indomitable | unbeatable, impossible to defeat |
| helter-skelter | in disorder or confusion |
| disarray | disorganization, untidiness |
| revolutionary | involving a complete or dramatic change |
| barbarian | an uncivilized person, someone without manners or culture |
| illiterates | uneducated people, people who can't read |
| constable | a small-town police officer |
| ordeal | a painful or difficult experience |
| in cahoots | plotting, planning together in secret |
| gallows | a structure used for hanging criminals |
| gander | a look or glance |
| alien | unfamiliar, strange, unusual |
| shrilled | spoke in a high-pitched voice, shrieked, screeched |
| rave | to talk wildly, as if out of control |
| entranced | enchanted, fascinated |
| envious | jealous, wanting what someone else has |