| annals |
a chronological record of events, usually year by year. |
| annul |
to make nonexistent or ineffective; cancel. |
| contemptuous |
feeling or expressing angry disgust, as at something unworthy or wicked; scornful. |
| culmination |
the highest point; zenith; climax. |
| desist |
to stop acting in a certain way. |
| discontinuance |
the act of stopping or condition of being stopped; interruption. |
| disuse |
the state or condition of not being used or practiced any longer. |
| gist |
the essential part or idea, as of an argument or written work. |
| hermetic |
preventing or sealed to prevent the influx or escape of air; airtight. |
| inconsistency |
an instance of contradiction or illogic. |
| jocose |
inclined to joke; jovial; merry. |
| reciprocate |
to give (feelings or things) in return. |
| submissive |
inclined or obliged to submit; unresisting; obedient; docile. |
| torpid |
dormant or inactive, as in hibernation. |
| visage |
the face of a person, statue, or the like, especially in regard to its appearance or expression. |