All terms in this list:

nonperishable: food that won't spoil

desolation: unable to live in

gaunt: skinny bony

beseech: beg

retaliate: fight back

urchin: A mischievous child.

carrion: Dead flesh; carcasses.

prone: Lying face downward; prostrate.

portal: An entrance, entry point, or means of entry.

exuberance: The quality of being exuberant; cheerful or vigorous enthusiasm; liveliness.

reprisal: act of retaliation

ludicrous: Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny.

marauding: pillaging stealing

extort: trick or goad someone to do something

goad: To encourage or stimulate.

shenanigan: A deceitful confidence trick, or mischief causing discomfort or annoyance.

zany: bizarre, clownish

satchel: A bag or case with one or two shoulder straps, especially used to carry books etc.

nonchalant: Casually calm and relaxed.

surged: powerful push forward

gauntlet: people trying to fight