| annals |
a chronological record of events, usually year by year. |
| broach |
to suggest or mention for the first time; bring up. |
| dalliance |
a wasting away of time; loitering; dawdling. |
| defeatist |
characterized by an acceptance or expectation of failure. |
| fanaticism |
excessive or unreasonable enthusiasm or support for something. |
| grandeur |
the quality of being majestic or splendid. |
| habitable |
capable of being lived in. |
| infatuate |
to cause a foolish and irrational passion or attachment in (someone). |
| laity |
the body of members of a religious group who are not part of the clergy. |
| magnanimity |
generosity or willingness to forgive. |
| malign |
to speak badly of or tell harmful lies about. |
| savant |
a person of deep learning; scholar. |
| scuttle2 |
to move or run as if in a hurry; scurry. |
| ungainly |
lacking gracefulness or ease of movement; clumsy; awkward. |
| wasteland |
land where there are no living things or where nothing will grow. |