| aghast |
filled with alarm or horror; shocked. |
| 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. |
| conspicuous |
easily seen; obvious. |
| depression |
a state of deep sadness or hopelessness that can persist for months or years and is not necessarily triggered by any particular external events. |
| duplicate |
something that is an exact copy of something else. |
| ecology |
the scientific study of the relationships between living things and their environments. |
| entrust |
to hand over to for the care or protection of. |
| hence |
from this moment; from now. |
| medieval |
of, or having to do with the Middle Ages. |
| miscellaneous |
made up of many different kinds. |
| molecule |
the smallest unit of a substance that has all the properties of that substance. A molecule is made up of a single atom or group of atoms. |
| pension |
money paid at regular times by a former employer to a person who has retired, or by the government to a person who is not able to work. |
| phenomenon |
a happening or fact that can be seen or known through the senses. |
| recruit |
a soldier who has just joined or been drafted into the armed forces. |
| secondary |
not first in importance or value; less important. |