Reckoning
punishing of past mistakes
spectators
onlookers
strain
to force oneself to make great effort
erratic
to be unpredictable
dissecting
to cut up and analyse
unhampered
to not be hindered
gallows
scaffold
scarcity
A deficiency, shortage or insufficiency of material.
electrobiology
The scientific study of production and use of electricity by biological organisms.
galvanism
The therapeutic application of electrical currents.
tommyrot
Absurd nonsense; gibberish; bunk; balderdash.
forsaken
Abandoned; left to one's own devices.
fiend
A supernatural being with evil intentions.
Burgomaster
The head of a muncipal in any of several German-speaking nations.
endow
To fund, furnish or supply a being or institution.
ultraviolet
The part of the light spectrum lying just outside the visible part of the violet end.
electrodes
Conductors through which electricity enters or leaves a surface.
watchtower
A tall tower built to create an elevated observation point.
intoxicated
Overcome with interest and fascination to the point of exuberant obsession.
crevasse
A deep and potentially perilous fissure in the earth.
et lux perpetua luceat eis
Latin for "and let perpetual light shine upon them."
convolutions
Coils; twists and turns.
degeneration
A state of deterioration with the conveyance that such a state has reached a critical level.
frontal lobe
The section of the brain primarily responsibe for behavior and personality traits.
fraulein
The proper address to a young German woman.