It means to be abandoned, esp. at the alter. The jilted one is generally very surprised at the abandonment.

I don’t think ‘jalted’ is a word, but I can help you with the others! Engulfed – almost like swallowing something, so white blood cells engulf antibodies for example. Yanked – to pull suddenly with force, so you can yank a chain or a rope. Devouring – many meanings really – could mean eating, so you could be devouring your food, can be consuming something (and consuming has many meanings too). Gasped – a sudden intake of breath in shock or surprise, for example, the lady gasped when she heard the news. Accustomed – when you’re used to something, for example, they are accustomed to the lifestyle. You said jalted – did you mean Jilted? Jilted is when a lover leaves you, and usually refers to when you leave your partner at the altar when you’re supposedly getting married, so you could be a jilted bride, for example. Good luck with learning the language! I hope this helps 🙂

jilt is rejection, abandonment – to spurn somebody – to turn your back on somebody. check the link below for dictionary definitions – the site also has a thesaurus heading that will give you a lot of words with similar meanings.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/jilt

Good luck with your assignment.