| burly | muscular |
| perilous | full of dangers |
| cavernous | resembling a cave |
| enveloped | completely surrounded |
| homely | plain |
| kingfisher | fish eating bird |
| comprehend | to understand |
| luxurious | something pleasurable |
| parson | clergyman |
| vigorous | lively |
| penetrate | pierce |
| infield | playing area of a baseball field |
| nonviolence | absence of violence |
| unable | cannot do |
| recite | to repeat from memory |