| annals |
a chronological record of events, usually year by year. |
| conscript |
a military recruit summoned by draft; draftee. |
| depose |
to deprive of rank or office, especially from an important position such as that of king. |
| elegy |
a sorrowful or mournful poem or musical composition, especially a lament for the dead. |
| emulate |
to try to be the same as or better than (another person), especially by imitating. |
| expurgate |
to remove from a book or the like material considered to be offensive or erroneous prior to publication. |
| facet |
one of the small, flat, polished surfaces of a cut gem. |
| indolent |
inclined to avoid exertion or effort; lazy. |
| mundane |
of or pertaining to what is common and everyday; ordinary; commonplace. |
| recapitulate |
to briefly review (the main points) of a spoken or written exchange or communication. |
| solstice |
either of the two times in the year when the sun is furthest from the celestial equator, occurring in June and December. |
| sordid |
morally bad; ignoble or base. |
| supplant |
to replace (someone or something) especially by dishonest or forceful means. |
| sycophant |
one that flatters and fawns over superiors in order to get favors or advance his or her position; toady. |
| tussle |
to fight or struggle roughly or energetically; scuffle. |