| 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. |
| approximation |
an estimate; guess. |
| consume |
to eat; devour. |
| evolution |
the process of changing and adapting to an environment over time. |
| fatality |
a sudden or unexpected death. |
| indulgence |
the act of yielding to or gratifying a desire or appetite. |
| inevitable |
certain to happen; not able to be avoided. |
| literate |
able to read and write. |
| madden |
to enrage or inflame. |
| methodology |
a body of procedures, principles, and rules used for a specific activity or branch of knowledge. |
| perfection |
the state or condition of being without a fault or mistake. |
| procession |
the act of moving forward in a formal, orderly way. |
| prose |
writing or speech in its usual form of a series of sentences. Most language that is not poetry can be described as prose. Novels, short stories, essays, and letters are examples of writing done in prose. |
| successor |
a person or thing that comes after or follows another. |
| witless |
lacking or not using cleverness or intelligence; stupid; foolish. |