The Incandescent Chapter1

The Incandescent Chapter1

glum

depressed; gloomy

assessment

The evaluation or estimation of the nature, quality, or ability of someone or something

diagram

a drawing intended to explain how something works

overlap

extend over and cover a part of

sensible

Smart and practical

invocation

a call (usually upon a higher power) for assistance, support, or inspiration

innovation

An improvement of an existing technological product, system, or method of doing something.

aggressive

ready to attack or start fights; acting in a hostile way

comrade

a companion who shares one's activities or is a fellow member of an organization

perpetual

never ending or changing

arcane

understood by few; mysterious or secret

statistics

Collection of methods for planning experiments, obtaining data, organizing, summarizing, presenting, analyzing, interpreting, and drawing conclusions based on data.

bullet

A dot or symbol that marks an important line of information or designates items in a list.

inevitably

unavoidably

banishment

exile

charm

a pleasing quality that attracts others

infirmary

hospital

hypocrite

one who is insincere or deceitful

mitigation

the action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something

quench

to put out, extinguish, end

notation

The act of noting, marking, or setting down in writing

dire

fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless

mundane

ordinary

enchanted

charmed or delighted

ward

a unit into which cities are often divided for the election of city council members

baleful

threatening harm; menacing

temerity

rashness, boldness

inquire

to ask

marshal

to gather together

bland

mild; tasteless; dull

connoisseur

an expert in matters of culture, food, or wine

patrol

walk through an area to watch or guard it

swagger

To walk around in a proud, showy manner; to boast in a loud manner

accoutrement

an accessory item of dress or equipment

rune

a letter of an ancient Germanic alphabet, related to the Roman alphabet.

combat

to fight

squad

small military unit; team; small group formed for a joint effort

disposal

the act or means of getting rid of something

minor

smaller

perpetually

continually

squadron

an operational unit in an air force consisting of two or more flights of aircraft and the personnel required to fly them

paranoid

overly suspicious

paramilitary

unauthorized armed forces

brute

A savagely violent person or animal

prospectus

formal proposal

annual

Occurring every year

protest

A form of political participation designed to achieve policy change through dramatic and unconventional tactics.

incursion

An attack on another's territory; a raid

extenuating

guilt diminishing

deputy

one chosen to help or take the place of another or to act in that person's absence

hierarchy

a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.

governor

the head of a state government

reverend

worthy of respect

harmonious

(adj.) able to get along together well; combining different elements that blend pleasingly; melodious

expertise

specialized skill or technical knowledge; know-how; expertness

profoundly

deeply and intensely

ambush

a surprise attack

commissioner

a person sent to meet with others to plan and make official decisions

unsupervised

not under observation

brooch

a large, decorative pin

beak

bird's mouth