The Alchemist - Vocabulary 14-21

Incessantly

• an amount of money, typically a set percentage of the value involved, paid to an agent in a commercial transaction

• without interruption; constantly

• a brass instrument like a small trumpet, typically without valves or keys and used for military signals

• in a way that expresses sorrow or regret, especially in a wry or humorous manner

In a way that expresses sorrow or regret, especially in a wry or humorous manner

• ruefully

• incessantly

• capricious

• mounted

Caravans

• a soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch

• the sound of a hoof striking the ground

• riding an animal, typically a horse, especially for military or other duty

• a group of merchants, pilgrims, or travelers journeying together, usually for mutual protection in deserts or other hostile regions

A soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch

• disembark

• sentinel

• nostalgia

• intuitively

Nostalgia

• a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations

• without conscious reasoning; instinctively

• a brass instrument like a small trumpet, typically without valves or keys and used for military signals

• a room in a church where a priest prepares for a service, and where other things used in worship are kept

Mounted

• riding an animal, typically a horse, especially for military or other duty

• colored slightly

• embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed

• the sound of a hoof striking the ground

Disembark

• the owner of a business, or a holder of property

• leave a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle

• without interruption; constantly

• given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

• omens

• zenith

• ruefully

• capricious

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