abyss
deep, bottomless chasm
allotment
amount allocated
barbituates
sedative drugs
oneirologist
dream specialist
paddock
enclosure for keeping horses
psychotic
a person suffering from madness
judicial
referencing the law or a court
meprobamate
substance used in the 1970's as a tranquilizer
genial
friendly, cheerful
the Mafia
organized body of criminals with a complex behavioral code
barometric
instrument measuring atmospheric pressure
psycho-soma
dance therapy
concomitants
related terms or objects
addict
a person overly reliant on a certain substance (in a bad context)
Malthus
referring to Thomas Malthus, 19th century economist who theorized about population growth vs land's ability to subsist the populace
balky
reluctant, uncooperative
talisman
an object thought to be lucky/have magical powers
hypnotic
producing hypnosis (state of highly responsive semi-consciousness)
science-fiction
fiction based imagined future scientific advances
spasm
a convulsive movement
lye
solution used for washing/cleansing
malignant
cancerous, invasive
