| archives |
the body of records or information pertaining to an institution, organization, or historical figure. |
| capricious |
tending to act on impulse; subject to whim; erratic and unpredictable. |
| expeditious |
prompt and efficient. |
| idealist |
a person with high or noble principles, goals, or codes of action. |
| infatuate |
to cause a foolish and irrational passion or attachment in (someone). |
| laggard |
someone or something that falls behind the pace of others. |
| limbo1 |
(often capitalized) in theology, a place neither in heaven nor hell for souls neither saved nor condemned, such as those of unbaptized infants. |
| monotone |
speech with little or no change in tone. |
| patina |
a greenish, brownish, or reddish crust or film produced by oxidation on the surface of old metals such as bronze and copper. |
| perpetrate |
to commit or carry out (a crime, act of mischief, or the like). |
| personable |
pleasing in appearance or manner; friendly; attractive. |
| piety |
worshipful devotion to and veneration of God or family. |
| plethora |
an amount that is more than enough; overabundance. |
| proscribe |
to make illegal or prohibit. |
| tribulation |
severe suffering or affliction; distress. |