| wan | unnaturally pale |
| ploy | devious action |
| jostle | push |
| stringent | severe |
| catastrophe | a great calamity |
| nettle | stinging hairs |
| ostentatious | very showy display |
| glut | fill beyond capacity |
| incense | infuriate |
| severe | strict |
| precipice | steep cliff |
| retaliate | to pay back |
| peevish | contrary |
| verge | border |
| rehabilitate | restore to good health |