| annals |
a chronological record of events, usually year by year. |
| connive |
to join secretly in a plot; conspire. |
| contentious |
inclined to argue; quarrelsome; belligerent. |
| covetous |
desiring that which belongs to another; wanting possessions; greedy. |
| euphony |
a pleasing, harmonious quality of sounds, especially words. |
| fictitious |
intended to deceive; not genuine; imaginary. |
| finite |
limited in number, quantity, or duration; capable of being measured. (Cf. infinite.) |
| gratuitous |
given or done without sufficient reason or justification; unwarranted. |
| misjudge |
to hold an unjustified opinion of. |
| penitent |
feeling or showing sorrow or regret for having done wrong. |
| prosaic |
straightforward and plain; unimaginative; dull. |
| recumbent |
lying down; reclining. |
| respective |
of or belonging to each one. |
| salient |
extremely noticeable or prominent; conspicuous; important. |
| tenacity |
the quality or condition of holding on strongly or persistently to something. |