| chronicle |
an account of events, told in the order in which those events took place. |
| cloak |
a long, loose, outer garment without sleeves. |
| dismal |
full of gloom; sad. |
| exile |
the condition of being sent away from one's country and not allowed to return as a punishment. |
| fascination |
the condition of having one's attention aroused and held, as by charm, beauty, or extreme interest. |
| faulty |
having imperfections, flaws, or defects. |
| favorable |
showing the promise of something good. |
| hierarchy |
a body of persons or entities graded according to rank or level of authority. |
| intermediate |
being or happening between two things, stages, positions, or persons; being in the middle. |
| offend |
to cause to be angry, annoyed, or insulted. |
| offensive |
not pleasant; disagreeable. |
| progressive |
moving steadily forward. |
| respiration |
the act of breathing. |
| temptation |
the condition of being lured or enticed by the possibility of pleasure to do something unwise or wrong. |
| unearth |
to find or reveal by searching. |