athenaeumAn association or institution for the advancement of learning, particularly in science or literature.
ultimatumA final statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another, especially one that expresses a threat of reprisal or war if the terms are not met before some specified date and time.
viaductA bridge with several spans that carries rail or road traffic over a valley or other obstacles.
peltThe skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or wool on it (sometimes worn as a garment with minimal modification).
valerianA hardy perennial flowering plant, Valeriana officinalis, with heads of sweetly scented pink or white flowers.
rhinocerosAny large herbivorous ungulate mammal native to Africa and Asia of the family Rhinocerotidae, with thick, gray skin and one or two horns on their snouts.
carnivorousOf, or relating to carnivores, or the taxonomic order Carnivora.
JosephusTitus Flavius Josephus, a Romano-Jewish scholar, historian and hagiographer
sanctumA place set apart, as with a sanctum sanctorum; a sacred or private place; a private retreat or workroom.
aggressorThe person or country that first attacks or makes an aggression; that begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.
mentholA cyclic monoterpene alcohol; the major component of the essential oil of peppermint; used in pharmaceutical preparations as an antitussive and antipruritic agent, as a nasal decongestant, and in menthol cigarettes.
patriarchyA social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority over women and children, and in which lineage is traced through the male line.
flagrantObvious and offensive; blatant; scandalous.
turionA bud, produced by some aquatic plants, that becomes detached and dormant until the following spring
traductionThe act of converting text from one language to another.
gensA legally defined unit of Roman society, being a collection of people related through a common ancestor by birth, marriage or adoption, possibly over many generations, and sharing the same nomen gentilicium.
LaviniaThe daughter of Latinus and wife of Aeneas.
tantalumA chemical element (symbol Ta) with atomic number 73: a rare, hard, blue-gray, lustrous transition metal that is highly corrosion-resistant.
unaryConsisting of or involving a single element or component.
aviaryA house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse.
AureliusA male given name from Latin; of mostly historical use in the Anglo-Saxon world.
colloquialCharacteristic of familiar conversation, of common parlance; informal.
callousEmotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.
EuphratesA river in West Asia, 2780 kilometers in length, flowing southwest from Turkey, then southeast, and uniting with the Tigris before entering the Persian Gulf. It forms the Western edge of classical Mesopotamia.
magusA magician; (derogatory) a conjurer or sorcerer, especially one who is a charlatan or trickster.
RemiA Belgic tribe dwelling in the Aisne, Vesle and Suippe river valleys during the Iron Age and the Roman period.
PoitouA geographic region and former province of France, whose capital was Poitiers; now split between the administrative regions of Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Pays de la Loire.
terseOf speech or style: brief, concise, to the point.