Acclimate — become used to a new climate or new conditions

Alchemist — a person who transforms something through a seemingly magical process

Antiquity — ancient times

Apparition — a ghost or ghostlike image of a person

Benevolent — well-meaning and kind

Bogey — military word for an unknown object

Cadence — rhythm

Cloaking — to hide, cover, or disguise something

Decimate — to kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of something

Horticultural — relating to the art of garden cultivation and management

Intrepid — fearless; adventurous

Lackey — someone willing to serve or obey another person

Linguist — someone who studies language

Luminescent — admitting light not caused by heat

Reverie — a state of being pleasantly lost in one’s thoughts or a daydream

Serrated — a jagged or saw-like edge

Scallywag — a person who behaves badly or a rascal

Sublime — to inspire great admiration or awe

Transfixed — become motionless with wonder or horror

Writhe — make continual twisting or squirming movements of the body