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Jag = a sharp projection.

Whorl = a pattern of spirals or concentric circles.

Unctuous = (of food or drink) having a pleasingly rich taste.

Diaphanous = (especially of fabric) light, delicate, and translucent.

Baneberry is the common name for several species of plants in the genus Actaea. This group in the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) has toxic berries, hence the name “bane” meaning something that causes death or a deadly poison.

Insidious = proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects.

Allay = diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry).

Verisimilitude = the appearance of being true or real.

Ghoul = an evil spirit or phantom, especially one supposed to rob graves and feed on dead bodies.

Willowy = (of a person) tall, slim, and lithe.