| Words | Meanings |
| Prevaricate | To beat about the bush, equivocate |
| Siege | Encirclement, blockade |
| Blood-curdling | Terrifying, frightening |
| vile | Foul, unpleasant, bad |
| culpable | Guilty, to blame, at fault |
| Sabotage | Destruction, wrecking |
| vehemently | Angrily, fiercely |
| ostracize | Shun, cold-shoulder, exclude from a society or group |
| vilify | Disparage, defame |
| akin | Related, similar, close |