| annals |
a chronological record of events, usually year by year. |
| atrophy |
a gradual wasting away of a body part, especially from insufficient use or nourishment. |
| courier |
someone who delivers messages, packages, and the like, especially for a government, military organization, or business. |
| diminutive |
very small; tiny. |
| evasion |
the act or an instance of escaping, avoiding, or failing to perform something. |
| fester |
to become filled with pus; become infected. |
| intimacy |
the condition of being close in friendship or otherwise intimate. |
| leaven |
to produce fermentation in (dough or batter), consequently causing the dough or batter to rise in the process of baking. |
| pall1 |
an atmosphere of gloom or despair. |
| plight1 |
a state or situation, especially an unhappy or unlucky one; predicament. |
| proclivity |
a natural tendency or inclination; propensity or predisposition. |
| salutary |
having or intended to have a beneficial effect. |
| scintillate |
to send out sparks. |
| sultry |
uncomfortably hot and humid. |
| vouch |
to promise to be true, real, or correct (usually followed by "for"). |