- compelled: to force or drive; exert a strong, irresistible force on
- corpulent: excessively fat
- luminous: emitting light; full of light
- myopia: nearsightedness
- parried: deflected or warded off; avoided
- quavered: trembled, or spoke in a trembling voice
- sauntered: to walk at a leisurely pace; stroll
- sniveling: to sniffle; complain or whine tearfully
- talisman: an object with magical power