| ancestry |
line of descent; lineage. |
| approximation |
an estimate; guess. |
| ballad |
a poem or song that tells a story. |
| chronicle |
an account of events, told in the order in which those events took place. |
| deliberate |
said or done on purpose. |
| obstacle |
something that stops forward movement or progress. |
| outbreak |
a sudden breaking out or increase in activity of disease. |
| perplex |
to puzzle, confuse, or cause uncertainty in the mind of (a person). |
| publicize |
to make widely known; advertise. |
| reference |
the act or fact of mentioning. |
| spectrum |
a band of colors that is formed when light is passed through a prism, or in some other way. The six colors of a spectrum are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple. |
| tenant |
a person or group that occupies or uses another's house, office, building, or land, especially in exchange for rent. |
| transcend |
to go beyond or rise above (a common limitation). |
| validity |
the condition or fact of being based on truth, fact, or knowledge. |
| yoke |
a pair of draft animals joined by this device. |