| annals |
a chronological record of events, usually year by year. |
| apportion |
to assign, adjust, or distribute parts so as to maintain the proper proportion; allot. |
| arrears |
the state of being delinquent in the payment of financial obligations (usually preceded by "in"). |
| cacophonous |
characterized by a discordant, sometimes unpleasant, mixture of sounds. |
| culminate |
to arrive at a climax or conclusion (usually followed by "in"). |
| demean1 |
to lower in esteem, stature, or dignity; degrade. |
| denote |
to be a mark or sign of. |
| elliptical |
tending toward or characterized by an economy of expression that creates ambiguity or obscurity, often purposefully. |
| inelegant |
without taste, grace, or refinement. |
| intercede |
to act as a mediator in a dispute or disagreement. |
| latent |
present but not yet apparent, developed, or operative. |
| meander |
to wind back and forth. |
| paucity |
smallness of number or amount; scarcity. |
| progeny |
a descendant, or descendants collectively; offspring. |
| refraction |
the bending of rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like when passed obliquely from one medium to another with a different rate of transmission. |