| humane | showing sympathy for others |
| indifference | lack of interest or concern |
| indignant | anger over something unjust |
| indispensable | absolutely necessary |
| lubricate | apply oil or grease |
| mutual | shared equally |
| pelt | strike successively |
| plague | easily spread disease causing deaths |
| poised | balanced |
| regime | government in power |
| retard | make slow |
| transparent | allowing light through |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed |
| polygon | closed figure with three or more sides |
| majority | the greater part |