| archives |
the body of records or information pertaining to an institution, organization, or historical figure. |
| befall |
to happen to. |
| candor |
the quality of openness, honesty, and straightforwardness in expression. |
| delude |
to cause to hold a false belief; mislead; deceive. |
| habituate |
to make accustomed to. |
| invariable |
not subject to change; consistently the same. |
| languid |
lacking or not showing strength, energy, or spirit; weak, slow, or listless. |
| liquidate |
to pay off or settle (a debt or the like). |
| perforate |
to make a hole in. |
| pursuant |
following on or proceeding from (usually followed by "to"). |
| quaff |
to drink, especially deeply and with obvious enjoyment. |
| retrograde |
moving or tending to move in a backward direction; retreating. |
| sect |
any group, especially a religious group such as a denomination, that is united by a common belief, ritual, or the like. |
| sheaf |
a bound bundle of cut grain. |
| unseemly |
not in accord with accepted social standards; improper; indecorous. |