| annals |
a chronological record of events, usually year by year. |
| carnage |
the mass killing of people; slaughter. |
| castigate |
to punish or rebuke, as with severe public criticism; chastise. |
| complement |
to go well with, complete, or perfect. |
| ebullient |
highly enthusiastic, happily excited, or spirited. |
| exhume |
to dig out, especially from a grave; disinter. |
| focal |
of or relating to focus. |
| gaffe |
a crude social error; blunder; faux pas. |
| kinetic |
of, concerning, or caused by motion. |
| lateral |
about, from, or toward a side or sides; sideways. |
| odious |
provoking or deserving of hatred; loathsome or repellent. |
| pompous |
showing an exaggerated sense of own's own importance. |
| pretext |
a false reason or claim put forward to mask one's true motive or aim. |
| sheaf |
a bound bundle of cut grain. |
| soporific |
causing sleep or sleepiness. |