The Alchemist Vocabulary

omen
a sign of a thing about to happen
sacristy
a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are
held
proprietor
someone who owns a business
inexhaustible
incapable of being entirely consumed or used up
infidel
a person who does not acknowledge your god
scabbard
a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet
ruefully
in a manner expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
devout
deeply religious
pilgrimage
a journey to a sacred place
caravan
a procession traveling together in single file
obscure
not clearly understood or expressed
capricious
determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
disinter
dig up for reburial or for medical investigation
decipher
convert code into ordinary language
melancholy
a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
immerse
cause to be thrown into
heed
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
invoke
request earnestly; ask for aid or protection
avid
marked by active interest and enthusiasm
abrade
rub hard or scrub