| aperture |
a narrow opening. |
| bequest |
property handed down by will; legacy. |
| contortion |
a straining or twisting by the intellect; mental gymnastics. |
| convulsion |
a violent, involuntary contraction of the muscles. |
| craven |
shamefully timid or afraid; cowardly. |
| enigma |
something puzzling, contradictory, or mysterious; something for which a solution cannot be found. |
| entrench |
to establish firmly and unchangeably. |
| extant |
still in existence; current; not extinct, destroyed, or lost. |
| foray |
a quick raid or sudden advance, usually military and often to take forage or plunder. |
| inquisition |
an official inquiry, especially for the purpose of enforcing political, social, or religious conformity. |
| inquisitive |
given to asking and inquiring; eager to learn. |
| prophetic |
foretelling or revealing the future. |
| psychiatrist |
a medical doctor who treats people with mental and emotional illnesses. |
| shroud |
to screen or conceal. |
| tertiary |
third in order, rank, importance, degree, or the like. |