| annals |
a chronological record of events, usually year by year. |
| asinine |
silly or willfully stupid. |
| bravado |
a false, exaggerated, or boastful display of courage. |
| compulsive |
driven by an obsession or compulsion. |
| dispel |
to scatter or drive away in all directions. |
| disseminate |
to spread widely, as though scattering seed. |
| exemplary |
deserving to be imitated or followed; highly commendable. |
| forbearance |
the act or capability of refraining or holding back. |
| frenetic |
frantic; frenzied. |
| macabre |
of, pertaining to, depicting, or evoking death or the horrors of death; gruesome; ghastly. |
| maul |
to hurt by beating or through other rough treatment. |
| predominant |
being the chief or greatest in importance, status, influence, or the like. |
| rejoinder |
a response to a reply; retort. |
| vantage |
a position or situation that offers a broad or especially good view, comprehension, or the like. |
| voluminous |
having or characterized by great size or quantity. |