| Term | Definition |
|---|
| resolution | having made up your mind to do something |
| relics | very old items which have survived to the present day. Often these items hold some religious meaning to people. |
| gaunt | to look thin, bony, and underfed |
| tentative | uncertain |
| annulled | to erase all trace of something |
| myriad | many |
| phosphorescence | glowing without heat |
| contempt | having no respect for |
| taut | to be pulled tight. No slack. |
| soared | to fly over / above |
| commences | begins |
| endure | to carry on through despite hardships |
| treachery | using someone's trust against them for your own gain |
| surge | a strong and sudden forward movement |
| coagulated | to go from a liquid or solid to a soft semi-solid without a change in temperature or pressure |
| submerged | completely below the surface |
| rigor mortis | stiffened muscles after death |
| rapier | a long, thin sword with a double-edged blade |
| sustenance | nourishment |
| calloused | thickened or toughened through use or abuse |
| interminable | tiresomely long; endless |
| ceded | to give up, transfer, or surrender something |
| pivot | to turn a center point or axis, while keeping the axis in one place |
| splice | to join at the ends |
| malignant | evil; capable of causing harm |
| proprietor | a person who has the exclusive right or title to something; an owner, as of real property |
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