| adversary |
a person, group, or thing that is against another; opponent; enemy. |
| augment |
to make greater in size or amount; increase. |
| carnal |
of or pertaining to the flesh or body, especially sexual appetites and activities. |
| conflagration |
a large, damaging fire. |
| conscript |
a military recruit summoned by draft; draftee. |
| convulsion |
a violent, involuntary contraction of the muscles. |
| empirical |
based on or verifiable by experience or experiment, rather than on or by theory. |
| invocation |
the act or process of calling out to a god, muse, or the like, for help, support, or inspiration. |
| iota |
an extremely small amount. |
| limpid |
perfectly clear; transparent. |
| mimicry |
an act, instance, or the art of imitating or copying the speech, behavior, or expressions of others. |
| orifice |
an opening, such as a vent, mouth, or hole, through which something can pass. |
| polygamy |
the practice or state of having more than one spouse, especially more than one wife, at a time. |
| receptive |
open and willing to accommodate new thoughts and ideas. |
| uncharted |
not recorded on any map; unexplored or unknown, as some geographical area or field of research. |