| 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. |
| claustrophobia |
an abnormal fear of being in closed or confined places. |
| compassionate |
filled with care for another's suffering; sympathetic. |
| conjunction |
a word that connects other words, phrases, clauses, or sentences. "And," "while," and "because" are some conjunctions. |
| deploy |
to move, position, or distribute so as to make ready or effective for a particular purpose. |
| dire |
causing, likely to cause, or involving terror or suffering. |
| distort |
to twist out of shape; change the way a thing looks or acts. |
| habitat |
the natural environment of an animal or plant. |
| implication |
something hinted at or suggested, but not said directly. |
| indicate |
to show or point out. |
| insightful |
keenly perceptive. |
| isolate |
to set apart or separate so as to be alone. |
| pretense |
an act or instance of pretending; sham or fiction. |
| refined |
displaying qualities of good breeding or sensitivity of feeling or taste. |
| sheer |
thin or fine enough to see through. |