vanquish verdant asphodel engulf nectar

vanquish

van‧quish /ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/ verb [transitive] literary

• to defeat someone or something completely

verdant

ver‧dant /ˈvɜːdənt $ ˈvɜːr-/ adjective literary

• verdant land is thickly covered with fresh green plants SYN lush:
  • verdant fields

asphodel

asphodel noun /ˈas-fə-ˌdel /

• any of various Old World herbs (especially genera Asphodelus and Asphodeline) of the lily family with flowers in usually long erect racemes

engulfed

en‧gulf /ɪnˈɡʌlf/ verb [transitive]

1. if an unpleasant feeling engulfs you, you feel it very strongly:
   • despair so great it threatened to engulf him
2. to completely surround or cover something:
   • The building was engulfed in flames.

nectar

nec‧tar /ˈnektə $ -ər/ noun [uncountable]

1. the sweet liquid that bees collect from flowers
2. thick juice made from particular fruit:
   • mango nectar
3. the drink of the gods, in the stories of ancient Greece