Synopsis - brief summary

Arrogate - exploit

Poignant - moving

Confabulate - discuss informally in an intellectual manner

Lay the ground for... - explain, engender

Antediluvian - very old

Castigate - reprimand; rebuke ignominiously

Evanescent - transient and ephemeral moments

Imperceptible - incredible

Epiphany - a moment of realization that changes one's comprehension of a topic(an eureka! moment)

Cloister - engulf, isolate

Assent - coming to a concurrence after some consideration

Tenet - doctrine

Induce - allure

Excruciating - intensely painful

Reconcile - restore friendly relationships in between

Task 2

Task 1; Rudforth Library