| academician |
one who belongs to an organization or institution that promotes learning. |
| celestial |
of or having to do with the sky or outer space. |
| copious |
abundant in number or quantity; plentiful. |
| denote |
to be a mark or sign of. |
| fulcrum |
that which other things are contingent upon or built around; a pivotal point or agent. |
| gnarl |
to knot or twist. |
| guile |
deceitfulness, treachery, or skillful cunning; wiliness. |
| macabre |
of, pertaining to, depicting, or evoking death or the horrors of death; gruesome; ghastly. |
| permeate |
to pass or diffuse through; penetrate. |
| reclaim |
to recover the use of (land areas) by draining, hydrating, or otherwise reconditioning so that the land can be used for agriculture or other purposes. |
| retrospect |
reflection on the past or on past events or achievements. |
| slake |
to satisfy or relieve (thirst, appetite, lust, or the like) by decreasing the strength or intensity of. |
| stringent |
rigorous or exacting; strict. |
| titanic |
having enormous size, strength, or power; colossal; huge. |
| wholehearted |
without reservation; sincere and enthusiastic. |