Elusive
in this context, difficult to remember
Dirge
a song performed at a funeral and which has a mourning quality
Nemesis
an enemy which a person had for a long time and was unable to overpower or defeat
Tally
a score or amount
To hoist
to pick up or to raise someone
To stagger
to move unsteadily, almost falling
Engender
cause something to happen
Blithesome
something which causes pleasure
Scorn
content felt towards another person or even inanimate object
To yield
to produce, used in this context in relation to the plants grown on a field
