brine
Water mixed with salt (usually table salt) in a solution
collectivism
A society in which the people as a group determine the welfare of the state
ego
Synonym for self
eugenics
Breeding for positive traits in the human race
furrow
In farming, a shallow ditch created in the ground which provides a place for seeds
grill
A dividing screen of metal, often installed on windows or doors
hearth
A fireplace, especially in the sense of being at the center of the home
hedge
A row of shrubs that are close together and thus serve as a barrier
illustrious
Famous and well-regarded
impotent
Incapable; lacking power
loadstone
Also spelled "lodestone," a piece of magnetic rock
manuscript
A written document, often in the sense of being handwritten
pyre
A pile of flammable wood on which a human body is burned
sanction
Official permission
smolder
To burn in a muffled but intense manner
torrent
A chaotic stream
transgression
The committing of a wrong that is against the law or unethical
tunic
A simple, loose type of clothing
vainly
Without the desired success
vocation
The long-term career or job of an individual
