Quizlet "The Alchemist" Vocab 1

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  1. abashed: ashamed or embarrased; disconcerted
  2. Andalusia: a region of southern Spain on the Mediterranean Sea, the Strait of Gibraltar, and the Antlantic Ocean. the area contains magnificent Moorish architecture, including the historic towns of Seville, Granada, and Cordoba
  3. bazaar: a marketplace or shopping quarter, esp. in the Middle East
  4. burden: that which is borne with difficulty
  5. commission: the act of granting certain powers or the authority to carry out a particular task or duty
  6. conspiring: to plan together secretly to commit an illegal or wrongful act or accomplish a legal purpose through illegal action
  7. infidels: one who has no religious belief
  8. mused: to be absorbed in one's thoughts; engage in mediation
  9. omens: a phenomenon supposed to portend good or evil; a prophetic sign
  10. plaza: a public square or open space in a city or town
  11. sacristy: a room in a church housing the sacred vessels and vestments; a vestry
  12. Salem: usually said to be another world for "Jerusalem" and to mean "peace"
  13. seminary: a special school providing education in theology, religious history, etc., primarily to prepare students for the priesthood, ministry, or rabbinate
  14. shearing: to cut or clip the hair, fleece, wool, etc.
  15. teeming: to be full of things; abound or swarm
  16. tinged: to impart a trace or slight degree of some color to; tint
  17. trajectory: the path of a projectile or other moving body through space
  18. vanity: excessive pride in one's appearance, qualities, abilities, achievements, etc.
  19. veil: a length of cloth worn by women over the head, shoulders, and often the face
  20. veiled: covered or concealed by, or as if by, a veil
  21. well-heeled: having plenty of money; prosperous
  22. zenith: the upper region of the sky