the open country, bearing grass, bushes, or shrubs, or thinly forested, characteristic of parts of southern Africa
veldt
characterized by or involving physical strength, effort, or energy
vigorous
to be in its or in one's prime; be at the height of fame, excellence, influence
florish
calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled
serene
the accomplishment of or ability to accomplish a job with a minimum expenditure of time and effort
efficiency
an ancient military engine for hurling stones, a slingshot
catapulted
easily impressed or influenced; susceptible
impressionable
to send forth
emanate
baseless or excessive suspicion of the motives of others
paranoia
vibratory, shaking, or quivering
tremulous
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water
ravine
characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning
wistful
to annoy or trouble persistently
persecuted
look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
disdain
to avoid doing or fulfilling
evasively
a discerning judge of the best in any field
Connoisseur
feelings of anxiety, obsessional thoughts, compulsive acts, and physical complaints
neurotic
go to or toward a more distant point,retreat
recede
to fill or overcome with horror, consternation, or fear
Appalled
not to be endured; intolerable; unbearable
insufferable