english vocab

antechamber

(noun) an outer room that leads to another room that is often used as a waiting room

phylactery

(noun) two small square leather boxes containing slips inscribed with scriptural passages and traditionally worn on the left arm and on the head by observant Jewish men during morning weekday prayers

conflagration

(noun) a large disastrous fire; conflict, war

hermetic

(adjective) airtight; impervious to external influence; recluse, solitary

pious

(adjective) Marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship; sacred or devotional; showing loyal reverence for a person or thing

convalescent

(adjective): Recovering from sickness or debility; partially restored to health or strength.

gallows

 (noun): A frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged. 

emaciated

(adjective): abnormally thin or weak especially because of illness or lack of food

crucible

(noun): a severe test or trial; a place or situation in which concentrated forces interact to cause or influence change or development

dysentery

(noun): a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with the presence of blood and mucus in the feces