| distillation |
the process of heating a substance to produce a vapor, which is then cooled and condensed, in order to purify, concentrate, or extract components from the substance. |
| fanaticism |
excessive or unreasonable enthusiasm or support for something. |
| galvanize |
to stimulate into awareness or activity. |
| gibe |
a mocking or derisive comment. |
| hubris |
the pride associated with arrogance; pride considered as sin. |
| obsession |
that which preoccupies one's mind or emotions excessively or abnormally. |
| pessimistic |
feeling in a negative way about things; expecting the worst to happen. |
| pilgrimage |
a usually long trip undertaken for religious purposes, such as to visit a holy place. |
| stanza |
a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem. Stanzas often have a regular meter and rhyme pattern. |
| sultry |
uncomfortably hot and humid. |
| tome |
a large thick book, often one of a multivolume scholarly work. |
| tout |
to publicize flatteringly and boastfully. |
| trove |
a collection of valuable or desirable things. |
| uninformative |
conveying little or no knowledge or understanding. |
| verisimilitude |
the appearance or semblance of truth or reality. |