n. medieval form of speculative thought that aimed to transform base matals (lead or copper) into silver or gold and to discover a means of prolonging life
annals
n. records; history
argo
n. slang
avalanche
n. great mass of falling snow and ice
catechism
n. book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer
circumvent
v. outwit;baffle
complicity
n. involvement in a crime; participation
contest
v. dispute
delineate
v. portray; depict; sketch
didactic
adj. teaching; instructional
distend
v. expand; swell out
eon
n. long period of time; an age
formidable
adj. inspiring fear or apprehension; difficult; awe-inspiring
gentry
n. people of standing; class of people just below nobility
guise
n. appearance; costume
implacable
adj. incapable of being pacified
insubstantial
adj. lacking substance; insignificant; frail
jettison
v. throw overboard
levity
n. lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity
malaise
n. uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health
mortician
n. undertaker; 장의사
nostrum
n. questionable medicine
opprobrium
n. infamy; vilification
paramount
adj. foremost in importance; supreme
plasticity
n. ability to be molded
rancor
n. bitterness; hatred
scanty
adj. meager; insufficient
sinecure
n. well-paid position with little responsibility
squat
adj. stocky; short and thick
supernumerary
n. person or thing in excess of what is necessary; extra