alabaster
a white stone that is used to make vases and decorations
amethyst
a medium purple colour
amniotic sac
a thin membrane forming a closed sac about the embryos or fetuses of reptiles, birds, and mammals and containing the amniotic fluid
beribboned
adorned with ribbons
briquette
compacted often brick-shaped mass of usually fine material
carnage
the killing of many people
cockles of the heart
the core of ones being
comradeship
a close friendship with someone you work
conundrum
a confusing or difficult problem
convoluted
very complicated and difficult to understand
desiccated
to drain of emotional or intellectual vitality
detracting
divert
divot
a loose piece of grass and dirt that is dug out of the ground when the ground is stuck by something
equivalent
having the same meaning
expletive
an offensive word or phrase that people sometimes say when they are angry or in pain
exulted
to feel or show great happiness
fate's loom
The Loom of Fate is an ancient weaver's loom which has mystical properties.
flagellate
to hit with a whip as punishment
gouged
a deep cut or hole
honeysuckle
a type of shrub that has bright and colourful flowers
imperiously
authoritatively
intravenously
ntering the body through a vein.
lattice
a frame or structure
levity
a lack of seriousness
mosaics
something made up of different things that together form a pattern
opaque
dark
pallid
very pale
palm fronds
a large fanlike leaf of a palm tree
peculiarly
unusually
quaint
having an old fashioned appearance that is usually attractive and appealing
quilt
to cover with lines or patterns like those used in quilts
rankled
to cause (someone) to feel angry or irritated especially for a long time
red herring
something unimportant that is used to stop people from noticing or thinking about something important
stewed
worried and confused
trance
a state of profound abstraction or absorption
trembly
marked by trembling
Bass
deep-toned
Wagging
moving from side to side
Strand
a single thin length of something
Relief
feeling reassured after feeling a high level of anxiety
Orient
Align something according to the compass
Adjust
alter something slightly in order to achieve the desired aim
Monopolize
to dominate something
