| ductile |
able to withstand stress without breaking, as in drawing out into wire or pounding thin. |
| elixir |
a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water used as a vehicle for medicines. |
| fecund |
capable of producing abundant fruit or offspring; fruitful; fertile. |
| fledgling |
a young bird that has just grown flight feathers or learned to fly. |
| manacle |
a metal fetter like a bracelet, usually one of a pair linked by a chain, used to shackle the wrists; handcuff. |
| patina |
a greenish, brownish, or reddish crust or film produced by oxidation on the surface of old metals such as bronze and copper. |
| perforate |
to make a hole in. |
| presage |
to be a sign or warning of; portend or foretell. |
| ramshackle |
poorly constructed or in disrepair; rickety. |
| refute |
to demonstrate the falseness or error of; disprove. |
| reminiscence |
something that is remembered; memory or impression. |
| rescind |
to take back or make invalid; revoke. |
| skepticism |
distrust or disbelief, or a general tendency to doubt and question. |
| temporize |
to be indecisive or delay acting, as in order to gain time or avoid conflict. |
| workaday |
ordinary; mundane; everyday. |