| 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. |
| crave |
to need or desire very much. |
| crevice |
a narrow opening, as in vertical rock or a wall; crack; fissure. |
| deficient |
lacking something needed. |
| demise |
the end of existence or operation. |
| exult |
to rejoice greatly, especially over some triumph. |
| indirect |
not in a straight line, course, or route. |
| maelstrom |
a turbulent or overpowering situation. |
| nausea |
a sick feeling in the stomach with the need to vomit. |
| overhang |
to extend out over. |
| pend |
to await judgment or decision. |
| preside |
to act as the one in charge. |
| prosecutor |
an attorney who tries a case against an accused person in a court of law. |
| silhouette |
any dark figure seen against a light background, so that details are hard to see. |
| transitional |
of or pertaining to a change from one position, stage, or situation to another. |