| incandescent | very bright |
| velocity | speed |
| vigil | determined watchfulness |
| audible | can be heard |
| recede | move back |
| calamity | misery |
| scoff | express mocking contempt |
| adjacent | near or close |
| jubilant | triumphant |
| tranquil | calm |
| dun | dull grayish brown |
| incrustation | crust |
| circumference | boundary of a circular object |
| irresolute | wavering in purpose |
| diameter | width of a circular object |