| alchemy |
an ancient exploration and practice of chemistry which flourished particularly during medieval times. Practitioners used chemical processes in the hope of, for example, producing gold from base metals, finding the key to eternal life, and uncovering a single cure for all disease. |
| boredom |
the state of being bored or of not feeling interested. |
| convict |
to find guilty of a crime. |
| divert |
to turn aside or away from something. |
| doom |
an event or end that one cannot escape; fate; destiny. |
| enforce |
to put in force; make people obey. |
| engage |
to get or hold the interest of; occupy. |
| enhance |
to improve or add to the quality, value, or attractiveness of. |
| experimental |
having to do with testing or experiments. |
| improper |
not correct. |
| practitioner |
a person working in a trade, occupation, or profession. |
| similarity |
the state or quality of being similar; resemblance. |
| transcription |
a written or typed copy of something dictated or heard. |
| unavoidable |
impossible to avoid or escape; inevitable. |
| woo |
to solicit or invite (some consequence or result). |