| source | point of origin |
| populated | filled with inhabitants |
| revolutionary | radical change |
| disarray | state of disorder |
| helter-skelter | haphazardly |
| assaults | physical or verbal attacks |
| camphor | smelly white powder |
| loll | rest in a lazy way |
| eddies | currents that move with the main current |
| reservoir | storage place for liquid |
| elated | happy |
| perverse | opposite of right |
| indomitable | unconquerable |
| recede | to move away |
| falter | to loose force |