Poky
Small, cramped and rundown; ramshackled.
quarantine
Confined in isolation.
Flat
An apartment.
Contradiction
When something is in conflict with itself; an incongruity or paradox
Alcove
A recessed cubicle or compartment for light storage
Imprisoned
To have been detained against one’s will or incarcerated.
Parcel
A package, usually smallish in size
Instantaneously
Done or accomplished immediately.
Determination
The willpower or fortitude to accomplish a goal or task
Dissuade
To talk someone out of doing something; the opposite of persuade
Oblige
To gratify someone or to be compelled or forced to gratify
Goad
To coerce without physical force or exertion
Absorption
One’s preoccupation, fascination or compulsive interest in something
Pierced
To be stabbed through with a sharp blade
Murmur
A low whispering effect, often applied to more than one voice speaking at a time
Hedge
A tended growth of shrubbery or vegetation
Slatted
Having been fitted with lengths of board or planks
Amiss
When something is wrong or out of place
Improprieties
Indiscretions or a list of improper—though not necessarily illegal—behavior
Feign
To fake an interest
