| agility |
the ability to move or think easily and quickly. |
| amphitheater |
an oval or round building with seats rising in rows from an open, central area. Amphitheaters are used for sports and other public events. |
| annals |
a chronological record of events, usually year by year. |
| compile |
to gather information together to form one written work. |
| compulsion |
coercion or constraint; act of using force to bring about another's action. |
| excoriate |
to denounce or criticize severely. |
| expunge |
to cross out or erase. |
| frivolous |
unworthy of serious consideration or merit; trivial or silly. |
| infallible |
incapable of error. |
| inveterate |
persisting in a habit, action, feeling, or the like. |
| matriarch |
a woman who acts as head of a family, tribe, or other group of people. |
| moot |
not clearly settled; arguable; debatable. |
| nonpartisan |
not influenced or determined by the policies or interests of a political party. |
| potable |
fit for drinking. |
| surveillance |
a close watch or observation, especially of a person or group of people under suspicion. |