abstract |
existing without physical shape or substance. |
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. |
civilize |
to bring education and training to, especially in the arts, science, and government. |
contrite |
feeling deep guilt for one's wrongdoing or shortcoming and desiring to make amends for it; remorseful; repentant. |
discernment |
the ability to keenly perceive and judge. |
haunt |
to come very often and painfully to the mind or memory of (a person). |
hue |
a particular color, such as sky blue; shade. |
imaginable |
possible to picture or conceive. |
marathon |
a race in which participants run 26.2 miles. |
pretense |
an act or instance of pretending; sham or fiction. |
radiate |
to come out in the form of rays or waves. |
refined |
displaying qualities of good breeding or sensitivity of feeling or taste. |
revolt |
to rise up and fight against the government or other authority; rebel. |
unidentified |
having an unknown or as yet undetermined name or nature; not identified. |
unpredictable |
not able to be known beforehand. |