| annals |
a chronological record of events, usually year by year. |
| crossfire |
a volley of projectiles, especially gunfire, directed at some central point from two separated positions. |
| deleterious |
harmful or injurious, as to health. |
| expurgate |
to remove from a book or the like material considered to be offensive or erroneous prior to publication. |
| fiscal |
pertaining to public or governmental finances. |
| hegemony |
predominance of one country or social group over others by virtue of leadership or influence. |
| incur |
to become liable for or bring upon oneself (usually some unwanted or harmful consequence). |
| intimacy |
the condition of being close in friendship or otherwise intimate. |
| macabre |
of, pertaining to, depicting, or evoking death or the horrors of death; gruesome; ghastly. |
| obituary |
a printed announcement of a person's death, usually including a brief biography and information about funeral arrangements. |
| orator |
a person who delivers a public speech, or one skilled at formal public speaking. |
| paraphrase |
a restatement of a passage or text in somewhat different words so as to simplify, clarify, or amplify. |
| pretext |
a false reason or claim put forward to mask one's true motive or aim. |
| repartee |
a quick, clever reply; witty retort. |
| volition |
the act of willing, deciding, or choosing. |