| annals |
a chronological record of events, usually year by year. |
| delimit |
to define or mark the boundaries of; demarcate. |
| detachment |
a feeling or condition of being impartial or uninvolved. |
| disincline |
to cause to be unwilling or reluctant. |
| dross |
anything that is worthless or useless; rubbish. |
| elegy |
a sorrowful or mournful poem or musical composition, especially a lament for the dead. |
| fervor |
strength, heatedness, or intensity of feeling; impassioned enthusiasm. |
| lionize |
to view or treat (someone) as a celebrity or extraordinary person. |
| pastoral |
of or relating to the country or country life; rural. |
| patronize |
to act in an offensively superior manner toward. |
| pertinent |
having to do with or connected to a subject; relevant. |
| reorganize |
to reestablish or arrange anew. |
| retentive |
having the ability to remember. |
| serenity |
the condition or quality of being untroubled, peaceful, or tranquil. |
| slovenly |
careless or disgustingly dirty. |