| chronology |
the order of events in time. |
| compensate |
to pay or repay. |
| contemporary |
happening in or belonging to the same period of time. |
| dependable |
deserving trust or confidence; able to be counted on. |
| desolate |
without the things that are necessary or desirable for life. |
| exquisite |
very beautiful; made in a lovely or delicate way. |
| generosity |
the condition of being willing and ready to give. |
| inadequate |
not enough; not good enough. |
| instance |
a case, example or occasion. |
| judicial |
having to do with judges, law courts, or their activities. |
| passive |
receiving an action without acting in return, or not responding to something that might affect one. |
| quagmire |
an unpleasant situation that is difficult to escape. |
| scandal |
a reported behavior or event that is illegal or considered morally wrong and which causes strongly negative public reaction. |
| statistics |
(used with a singular verb) the mathematical study of numerical information, especially representative information about a limited portion of a population that is used to make generalized conclusions about the whole. |
| strut |
to walk in a proud or vain manner. |