| burial |
the act of putting a dead body underground or in the sea. |
| chronicle |
an account of events, told in the order in which those events took place. |
| conquer |
to get or overcome by force. |
| consistency |
agreement or similarity between or among different things. |
| cylinder |
a solid figure with a shape similar to that of a can, a round flat cake, or a round tube with closed ends. A cylinder has parallel circular faces joined by one curved face. |
| dither |
to hesitate nervously or vacillate; be irresolute. |
| gaunt |
very thin and bony. |
| guidance |
the act of guiding. |
| parish |
a district of a Christian religion that has its own church and priest or minister. |
| phenomenon |
a happening or fact that can be seen or known through the senses. |
| portent |
a sign of something important, and often disastrous, that is about to occur; omen. |
| rout1 |
a confused retreat of troops after they have been beaten. |
| stance |
the opinions or attitude of someone with regard to something. |
| subdue |
to overcome or conquer, as by military victory. |
| unavoidable |
impossible to avoid or escape; inevitable. |