| annals |
a chronological record of events, usually year by year. |
| chasm |
a deep crack in the earth's surface. |
| consonance |
agreement, correspondence, or harmony. |
| earthy |
realistic, practical, and unpretentious. |
| explicate |
to make clear or explain completely. |
| malevolent |
wishing or doing evil to others; ill-willed; malicious. |
| martinet |
a person who enforces very strict discipline, especially in the military. |
| nonchalance |
cool confidence and unconcern; casual indifference. |
| parsimony |
excessive unwillingness to spend money or use resources; stinginess. |
| projectile |
any object that is thrown, fired, or shot by an outside force or weapon. |
| sagacity |
the quality of having keen judgment and common sense; wisdom. |
| synoptic |
forming a summary or overview. |
| tedium |
the state or condition of being dull, boring, or wearisome; monotony. |
| unctuous |
excessively or falsely earnest or amiable. |
| vie |
to compete with another for victory, superiority, or the like (usually followed by "for"). |