| annals |
a chronological record of events, usually year by year. |
| belligerent |
having a fighting character; aggressive. |
| diffuse |
in the physical sciences, to flow toward regions of lower concentration. |
| duplicity |
deceitful speech or action. |
| entrench |
to establish firmly and unchangeably. |
| facet |
one of the small, flat, polished surfaces of a cut gem. |
| grandiloquent |
speaking or expressed in a pretentious, pompous, or excessively ornate fashion. |
| mendacious |
untruthful. |
| meritorious |
having worth or high quality; deserving of praise or reward. |
| pique |
to cause (a feeling or action) to be aroused or incited. |
| reformatory |
a corrective institution for disciplining and re-educating young offenders. |
| repercussion |
(usually plural) a result or effect of an action or event, often occurring indirectly or unexpectedly. |
| savant |
a person of deep learning; scholar. |
| scruple |
a belief about right and wrong that keeps a person from doing something that may be bad. |
| singular |
extraordinary or exceptional. |