Dr. Heidegger's Experiment Vocabulary and Key Figures

Venerable

accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age, wisdom, or character.

Mendicant

a beggar

Obscure

not discovered or known about; uncertain.

Infamous

well known for some bad quality or deed.

Ponderous

slow and clumsy because of great weight.

Damask

a figured woven fabric with a pattern visible on both sides, typically used for table linen and upholstery.

Eccentricity

unusual behavior other people consider strange.

Veracious

truthful and honest.

Stigma

a set of negative and unfair beliefs that a society or group of people have about something.

Monger

a person who attempts to stir up or spread something that is usually petty or discreditable.

Conjurer

one who practices magic arts: a wizard.

Imbibe

to drink: to take in or up.

Effervescent

bubbly person/ full of life

Besought

to beg for urgently or anxiously; to request earnestly.

Complaisant

Eager to please or willing to do what others want/People pleaser

Infirmity

the condition of being feeble or infirm: frail and diseased.

Vale

a long depression in the land, usually between two hills and containing a river; a valley.

Transient

lasting only for a short time; impermanent.

Hippocrates

the famous ancient Greek Physician known for making medicine.

Ponce De Leon

explorer/First founder of Florida, claimed to have discovered the fountain of Youth.