hymn
a religious song or poem of praise of God.
toil
work extremely hard.
mediator
a person who attempts to help people involved in a conflict come to an agreement.
Tower of Babel
An ancient mythic city referenced in the Bible, a structure intended to reach the heavens. Often used as an allegory to explain why people speak different languages.
metropolis
a very large and densely populated industrial and commercial city.
scheme
to conspire.
conceive
to devise something.
foreman
a worker who supervises and directs other workers.
wage
a fixed regular payment, typically paid on a daily or weekly basis, made by an employer to an employee, especially to a manual or unskilled worker.
robot
a machine resembling a human being and able to replicate certain human movements and functions automatically.
catacomb
an underground cemetery consisting of a subterranean gallery with recesses for tombs.
discord
lack of harmony or peace.
sow
cause to appear or spread.
apocalypse
an event involving destruction or damage on an awesome or catastrophic scale.
verily
truly.
blasphemy
the act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk.
lubricate.
make (a process) run smoothly.
silken
made of silk.
reservoir
a place where fluid collects, especially in rock strata or in the body.
stake
wooden post to which a person was tied before being burned alive as a punishment.
