| Term | Definition |
| volatile | unpredictable |
| concilatory | tending to soothe |
| alchemy | a seemingly magical power to change a thing into something else |
| tenaciously | stubbornly, persistently |
| ecclesiastical | having to do with church |
| eclectic | made up of a variety of sources or styles |
| privy | knowing something secret, confidential |
| unfathomable | impossible to understand |
| incantations | spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as part of a ritual of magic |
| piety | devotion to religious duties and practices |
| sonorous | full, deep, or rich in sound |
| enigmatic | mysterious, baffling |
| catatonic | marked by a loss of consciousness or feeling |
| pedantic | overly academic |
| ostensibly | apparently, seemingly |