Word
Definition
Fiend
An evil spirit or demon; a person of great wickedness or maliciousness.
To ward
To keep watch over something for protection or defense; to repel or turn aside a danger or harm.
To anneal
To heat (metal or glass) and then slowly cool it to remove internal stresses and toughen it.
To breach
To break or violate something, especially a law or agreement; to make a gap or opening in a wall or barrier.
Hoary
Gray or white with or as if with age; ancient or venerable due to age.
Attrition
The process of gradually reducing the strength or effectiveness of something through sustained attack or pressure; the act of wearing down.
To lacerate
To tear or deeply cut (especially flesh or skin); to wound or distress deeply.
Incursion
A sudden invasion or attack, especially into territory; an act of entering a place in a disruptive way.
To stymie
To block or thwart; to prevent or hinder the progress of something.
Eave
The part of a roof that overhangs the walls of a building.
Callused
Having a thickened or hardened area of skin, often due to repeated friction or pressure; figuratively, showing insensitivity or lack of feeling.
Munificence
Great generosity or lavish giving.
Havoc
Wide and general destruction; great confusion and disorder.
Morose
Having a sullen and gloomy disposition; marked by or expressive of gloom.
Heirlooms
Objects of special value handed down from one generation to another.
Asylum
A place of retreat and security; protection given especially to political refugees.
Grove
Group of trees.
Serpentine
Snakelike; winding or confusing.
Lethargy
State of being sluggish, particularly lazy.
To forge
To form/shape metal by heat and hammer; to form or make especially by concentrated effort.
To imbue
To endow; to infuse.
Dregs
Bottom sediment in a drink or body of water; undesirable remainders of something.
Reclusive
Seeking solitude.
