pendulumA body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity, commonly used to regulate various devices such as clocks.
experientialOf, related to, encountered in, or derived from experience.
libraA Roman unit of mass, usually equivalent to 327 g.
BavariaA historic region, former duchy, former kingdom, and modern state of Germany; the modern state includes parts of historical Swabia and Franconia as well as historical Bavaria.
AchillesA mythical semidivine hero, the son of Peleus by the nereid Thetis, and prince of the Myrmidons, who features in the Iliad as a central character and the foremost warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp.
paralysisThe complete loss of voluntary control of part of a living body, such as one or more limbs.
aspirationThe act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).
conformationThe act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.
interceptionAn act of intercepting something, the state of being intercepted, or a thing that is intercepted.
adjudicationThe act of adjudicating, of reaching a judgement.
condensationThe act or process of condensing or of being condensed.
micaAny of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.
folicOf or relating to foliage; pteroylglutamic, as in folic acid.
CygnusA summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a swan. It includes the triple star system HD 188753 and the stars Deneb and Albireo.
conductionThe conveying of heat or electricity through material.
CaucasusA mountain range in Eastern Europe between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, on territory of Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, which includes the ranges of Greater Caucasus and Lesser Caucasus.
praxisThe practical application of any branch of learning.
dogmaAn authoritative principle, belief or statement of opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true and indisputable, regardless of evidence or without evidence to support it.
SiberiaA cold, inhospitable place or place of exile.
speculateTo think, meditate or reflect on a subject; to consider, to deliberate or cogitate.
hibernateTo spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity, low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate, and low metabolic rate; to go through a winter sleep.
sculptorA person who sculpts; an artist who produces sculpture.
agonistSomeone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), protagonist.
IndusA major river in China, India and Pakistan, rising in Tibet and flowing into the Arabian Sea.
AetnaA nymph in Sicily who, according to legend, gave her name to the volcanic Mount Etna.
MorpheusThe god and personification of dreams; according to the Roman poet Ovid, one of the sons of Somnus, the god of sleep.
victoriousBeing the winner in a contest, struggle, war, etc.
fretEspecially when describing animals: to consume, devour, or eat.
unitarianA follower of Unitarian Universalism or a similar non-creedal (non-dogmatic) religion (either Christian or non-Christian) that originated historically from Christian Unitarianism.
animatorOne who creates an animation or cartoon; a cartoonist.
andromedaAny shrub of the genus Pieris (family Ericaceae), having leathery leaves and small flowers.
originationThe process of bringing something into existence.
contemplateTo look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider.
aureusA gold coin, minted in the Roman Empire from approximately 100 B.C.E. to 309 C.E., equal to 25 denarii.
TheronTheron of Akragas (died 473 BC), a tyrant of Akragas in Sicily.
commemorateTo honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony or object.
contradictTo deny the truth or validity of (a statement or statements).
censorOne of the two magistrates who originally administered the census of citizens, and by Classical times (between the 8th century B.C.E. and the 6th century C.E.) was a high judge of public behaviour and morality.