And of Clay Are We Created
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Onstinate | Firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty. |
| Subterranean | Existing, situated, or operating below the surface of the earth; underground. |
| Fateful | Having momentous significance or consequences; decisively important; portentous. |
| Unfathomable | Not able to be completely understood; incomprehensible. |
| Cataclysm | A sudden and violent physical action producing changes in the earth's surface. |
| Viscous | Of a glutinous nature or consistency; sticky; thick; adhesive. |
| Presentiment | A feeling or impression that something is about to happen, especially something evil; foreboding. |
| Bedlam | Chaos; place of uproar. |
| Tenacity | Persistence; mental toughness. |
| Equanimity | Calm; poised. |
| Fortitude | A mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously. |
| Ingenuity | The quality of being cleverly inventive or resourceful; inventiveness. |
| Commiserate | To feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with; pity. |
| Stagnated | To be or become sluggish and dull. |
| Buoyed | Sustained or encouraged. |
| Impotence | Powerless; helplessness. |
| Futile | Incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful. |
| Cadaver | A dead body, especially a human body to be dissected; corpse. |
| Refuge | Shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc. |
| Specters | Ghosts; shadows. |
| Serum | The liquid part of blood. |
| Appropriate | Suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion, etc. |
| Gangrene | Necrosis or death of soft tissue due to obstructed circulation, usually followed by decomposition and putrefaction. |
| Wrest | To twist or turn; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist. |
| Stupor | Suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc. |
| Imperceptibly | Very slight, gradual, or subtle. |
| Torrent | A violent, tumultuous, or overwhelming flow. |
| Gallow | A wooden frame, consisting of a crossbeam on two uprights, on which condemned persons are executed by hanging. |
| Shod | A simple past tense and past participle of shoe. |
| Visceral | Instinctive. |
| Revert | To return to a former habit, practice, belief, condition, etc. |
| Exploit | A striking or notable deed; feat; spirited or heroic act. |
| Siege | Any prolonged or persistent effort to overcome resistance. |
| Tribulation | Great suffering; affliction. |
| Lament | A formal expression of sorrow or mourning. |
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