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- mystic
- adj./n. 1. mysteriously symbolic, inspiring a sense of wonder and mystery 2. one who practices mysticism, a spiritual discipline aiming at union with the divine through deep meditation or trancelike contemplation
- erudite
- adj. 1. very learned; scholarly
- transmute
- v. 1. to change from one form or substance into another; transform
- consecration
- n. 1. the act, ceremony, or state of being made sacred or holy
- pentinence
- n. 1. remorse for one's misdeeds
- apostle
- n. 1. One of the tweleve witnesses chosen by Christ to preach his gospel 2. One who leads or advocates a new cause
- redemption
- n. 1. the recovery of ownership or the act of exchanging 2. salvation from sin through Christ's sacrifice
- admonish
- v. 1. to advise of a fault, gently scold
- choleric
- adj. 1. bad tempered
- contiguity
- n. 1. the state of being adjacent, nearby, touching
- expiate
- v. 1. to atone for; to make amends for
- conceits
- n. 1. an ingenious, fanciful thought
- citadel
- n. 1. a stronghold or fortified place (often in or near a city)
- dolefully
- adv. 1. mournfully; done with grief or melancholy
- denizen
- n. 1. an inhabitant or resident
- irrevocable
- adj. 1. irreversible; incapable of being retracted or undone
- forebode
- v. 1. to give warning of (a future misfortune); portend
- torpid
- adj. 1. inactive, dormant
- despondency
- n. 1. depression of spirits through losee of courage or hope; dejection
- constrain
- v. 1. to compel by physical, moral or circumstantial force; oblige 2. To confine or restrain freedom or mobility
- conjoin
- v. to join together; connect; unite
- singular
- adj. 1. deviating strongly from the norm; rare; extraordinary
- guise
- n. 1. false appearance; pretense 2. costume; mode of dress; appearance
- malevolent
- adj. 1. having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious
- reverence
- n. 1. a feeling of profound awe, respect and often love
- zenith
- n. highest or culminating point
- nuptial
- adj. 1. of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
- inscrutable
- adj. 1. not able to be fathomed or understood; enigmatic