| 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. |
| classify |
to put or order into groups of similar things. |
| console1 |
to give comfort in time of loss or suffering; make less sad. |
| cordial |
warm and friendly; courteous. |
| dialect |
a form of a language that is spoken in a specific region or by a specific group of people. |
| grate1 |
a frame of crossed or parallel metal bars used as a covering or guard over an opening. |
| mitigate |
to lessen the force, severity, or impact of. |
| policy1 |
a set of rules or a plan that is used as a guide for action. |
| portent |
a sign of something important, and often disastrous, that is about to occur; omen. |
| prone |
having the habit of; being likely to. |
| siege |
a military act of surrounding a city or base, attacking it, and cutting off supplies. The goal of a siege is to force the city or fort to surrender. |
| streamline |
to alter so as to make simpler or more efficient, compact, or up-to-date. |
| texture |
the feel or look of a surface. |
| vagabond |
having no permanent home; wandering from place to place; nomadic. |
| withdrawal |
the state, act, or process of taking back, out, or away. |