Mystery And Intrigue

3 words in this vocabulary list

adjective causing someone to become perplexed or confused

  • The professor's lecture on quantum physics was so bewildering that most students struggled to keep up.
  • I find the new tax laws to be completely bewildering.
  • The plot twist in that movie was absolutely bewildering!
  • Her beauty was so bewilder that it left me speechless.

noun the practices and rituals associated with supernatural or mystical powers

  • The study of occultism involves exploring hidden knowledge and supernatural phenomena.
  • Some people believe in the power of occultism to influence events in their lives.
  • I heard she's really into that whole occultism thing, like tarot cards and crystals.
  • The darkness of the forest seemed to hold a sense of occultism, as if ancient spirits lingered among the trees.

noun a sacred inner part of a temple or church, especially in ancient Greece

  • The adyta of the temple were only accessible to the high priests.
  • I heard there's a secret room in the temple called the adyta.
  • Let's sneak into the adyta and see what's inside!
  • The adyta symbolizes the innermost sanctum of the soul.