- aeronautical: adj. having to do with airplanes
- allot(-ed): adj. assigned
- demonic: adj. English language
- distract: v. to take someone off the subject
- embodiment: n. something that symbolizes something else
- exhilarating: adj. lively; great excitement
- exile: n. banishment
- genuinely: adv. truely; honest; sincerely
- impersonal: adj. not emotional
- indignant: adj. angry at something unjust
- ineptitude: n. lack of talent
- jargon: n. "teachnical" language
- moderation: n. proper restraint; not done in exess
- n. ruled by army, federal government: martial law
- painstakingly: adv. very carefully; to get every detail
- petty: adj. not meaningful
- phoenix: n. mythical bird, live 500 years, is reborn
- prudent: adj. wise; smart
- queue: n. braid- back of the head
- speculated: v. thought deeply about
- stereopticon: n. a devise that projects two images to produce a 3-D effect
- tunic: n. "dress-like" shirt
- unperturbed: v. unmoved; not disturbed, calm
- writhe: v. to wriggle; squirm