deprived (adj.)

lacking; forced to go without

skittery (adj.)

restless; lively

redeemed (v.)

recovered; brought back; saved from sins

illiterate (adj.)

unable to read or write; having very little or no education

trussed (v.)

tied; bound; fastened

cooped (v.)

caged or penned up

slagged (v.)

piled up like a heap of coal

scuttles (v.)

sinks; withdraws; pulls away