English #1 The Alchemist

Alchemist

A person who transforms or creates something through a seemingly magical process called alchemy

Abashed

Made to feel uncomfortable, disconcerted, or embarrassed by something that has happened or been done or said

Parable

A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson

Zenith

The time at which something is most powerful or successful

Infidel

A person who does not believe in religion or who adheres to a religion other than one’s own

Trajectory

The path followed by an object moving under the action of given forces

Teem

Be full or swarming with

Omen

A sign regarded as an indicator of something good or evil to come

Marvel

Be willed with wonder or astonishment

Intonation

Manner of utterance; specifically : the rise and fall in pitch of the voice in speech