| befall |
to happen to. |
| confidant |
one to whom a secret or secrets are entrusted. |
| elegy |
a sorrowful or mournful poem or musical composition, especially a lament for the dead. |
| elixir |
a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water used as a vehicle for medicines. |
| firmament |
the entire arch of the sky; heavens. |
| hermetic |
preventing or sealed to prevent the influx or escape of air; airtight. |
| ludicrous |
worthy of mockery; laughable and ridiculous. |
| pertinent |
having to do with or connected to a subject; relevant. |
| preoccupy |
to absorb the entire time or attention of. |
| progenitor |
an ancestor or forebear. |
| redeem |
to make up for; balance. |
| repartee |
a quick, clever reply; witty retort. |
| submissive |
inclined or obliged to submit; unresisting; obedient; docile. |
| vanquish |
to subdue or defeat by or as if by greater force; conquer; overcome. |
| vernacular |
spoken by the native or common people of a region or country. |