| dedicated | committed to a goal |
| rafters | beams that support |
| shard | fragment of a brittle substance |
| sanctuary | protection |
| boycott | refusal to do something |
| simmer | stew gently |
| mute | to muffle or make quiet |
| resign | give up deliberately |
| manufacture | to make something |
| rivulets | small streams |
| dilemma | problem |
| cackle | to laugh harshly |
| trauma | disturbing event |
| sullen | depressed |
| hobgoblin | mischievous elf |