| annotate |
to provide (a written work) with explanatory notes or critical commentary. |
| baroque |
(often capitalized) the style or period in art, music, and architecture prevailing in Europe following the Renaissance, characterized by bold and elaborate forms of ornamentation. |
| bog |
an area of soft, wet earth; marsh. |
| celebrity |
a person who is famous. |
| dissatisfy |
to fail to meet the expectations of; disappoint. |
| emit |
to send out or give off. |
| historian |
one who writes about or is an expert on history. |
| hybrid |
the offspring of two plants or animals that are of different species or breeds. |
| impudent |
not showing respect; bold and rude. |
| interrogate |
to question at length and in a thorough way, often for an official purpose. |
| maintain |
to continue; keep in existence. |
| meditation |
sustained thought or self-forgetful concentration, especially for the purposes of religious devotion or relaxation. |
| snare1 |
anything intended to lure, tempt, or entangle unsuspecting victims; trap. |
| stealth |
secretive, surreptitious, or covert movement or procedure; sneakiness; furtiveness. |
| withstand |
to resist or stand up to; bear. |