| 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. |
| baron |
a very powerful financier or industrialist in a particular field. |
| collaborative |
characterized by or resulting from the activity of people or organizations working together for a common purpose. |
| democrat |
a member of the Democratic Party of the United States. |
| emit |
to send out or give off. |
| ferry |
a boat or ship that carries people or freight back and forth across a river or other body of water. |
| garrison |
a military force that is located in a fort, village, or similar place. |
| inseparable |
impossible or difficult to divide or to conceive of apart; tending to remain together. |
| landmark |
a point in a landscape that is used as a reference or marks a boundary. |
| reduction |
the amount by which a thing has been lessened or reduced. |
| retain |
to hold or keep. |
| tedious |
long and boring; dull; wearisome. |
| unveil |
to remove a covering from, especially to display for the first time. |
| vacate |
to make vacant or unoccupied by leaving. |
| verify |
to make sure of the truth or correctness of. |