| Term | Definition |
|---|
| detain | cause to be slowed down or delayed |
| redolent | having a strong distinctive fragrance |
| hospitality | kindness in welcoming guests or strangers |
| nectar | (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods |
| ambrosia | (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods |
| sustenance | the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence |
| desolate | devastate or ravage |
| immortality | the quality or state of being immortal |
| mortal | a human being |
| wench | informal terms for a (young) woman |
| emerge | come out into view, as from concealment |
| trident | a spear with three prongs |
| clamber | an awkward climb |
| deity | any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force |
| aristocracy | the most powerful members of a society |
| aristocrat | a member of the aristocracy |
| bureaucracy | nonelective government officials |
| plutocracy | a political system governed by the wealthy people |
| plutocrat | someone who exercises power by virtue of wealth |
| anachronism | something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred |
| synchronize | make synchronous and adjust in time or manner |
| chronicle | a record or narrative description of past events |
| epidemic | a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease |
| bureaucrat | an official of a bureaucracy |
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