White Sand

Question 1

Serendipity

Answer 1

noun
the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
“a fortunate stroke of serendipity”

Question 2

Contrivance

Answer 2

noun
the use of skill to create or bring about something, especially with a consequent effect of artificiality.
“the requirements of the system, by happy chance and some contrivance, can be summed up in an acronym”

a device, especially in literary or artistic composition, which gives a sense of artificiality.
“the often tiresome contrivances of historical fiction”

a thing which is created skilfully and inventively to serve a particular purpose.
“an assortment of electronic equipment and mechanical contrivances”

Question 3

Expunction

Answer 3

noun
the act of expunging; erasure.

Question 4

Imbibe

Answer 4

verb FORMAL•OFTEN HUMOROUS
drink (alcohol).
“they were imbibing far too many pitchers of beer”

absorb or assimilate (ideas or knowledge).
“if one does not imbibe the culture one cannot succeed”

BOTANY
(especially of seeds) absorb (water) into ultramicroscopic spaces or pores.

BOTANY
place (seeds) in water in order for them to absorb it.