| 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. |
| consequent |
following as a result. |
| enroll |
to enlist or sign up officially. |
| indignant |
feeling or showing anger about something considered to be unfair or without value. |
| insert |
to put or cause to be put in, into, or within. |
| insightful |
keenly perceptive. |
| involvement |
the state of having a role in or interest in. |
| matrix |
an environment that gives form to or provides for the origin or development of something. |
| meditate |
to think calmly, deeply, and at length (sometimes followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| missile |
an object or weapon that is thrown or shot at a target that is far away. |
| mutilate |
to destroy by cutting or tearing off a necessary part. |
| ordeal |
a painful, difficult experience, or test of one's character. |
| publication |
the act of publishing printed material. |
| scandal |
a reported behavior or event that is illegal or considered morally wrong and which causes strongly negative public reaction. |
| solidify |
to make firm or hard. |