| archives |
the body of records or information pertaining to an institution, organization, or historical figure. |
| axiom |
an obvious or generally accepted principle. |
| connive |
to join secretly in a plot; conspire. |
| contemptible |
deserving of scorn or moral disgust; disgraceful; dishonorable. |
| delineate |
to describe or portray in precise or vivid detail. |
| invariably |
without ever a change; on every occasion. |
| loquacity |
the quality or an instance of talking a great deal or excessively; talkativeness. |
| nebulous |
hazy, confused, or indistinct. |
| odious |
provoking or deserving of hatred; loathsome or repellent. |
| pathological |
afflicted with or caused by a physical or especially a mental disorder. |
| repast |
a meal, or the food eaten at a meal. |
| schism |
a division into factions with opposing beliefs, especially in a Christian church. |
| subpoena |
in law, a formal written order summoning a witness to give testimony or requiring that specified evidence be submitted. |
| throe |
(usually plural) any convulsive or anguished struggle, or great exertion. |
| voluptuous |
full of or characterized by sensual pleasures. |