| annals |
a chronological record of events, usually year by year. |
| belligerence |
a very aggressive or hostile attitude; warlike nature. |
| certitude |
the state, condition, or feeling of freedom from uncertainty or doubt. |
| culmination |
the highest point; zenith; climax. |
| expendable |
considered able to be replaced, given up, or sacrificed. |
| fleck |
a small patch of light or color. |
| fresco |
the art of painting on wet plaster with colors dissolved in water or limewater, or a picture produced by this method. |
| fulcrum |
that which other things are contingent upon or built around; a pivotal point or agent. |
| nominal |
in name alone. |
| progression |
the act of moving forward or onward. |
| recast |
to rewrite, reconstruct, or conceive again in a different form. |
| severance |
the act, process, or result of breaking off or separating. |
| solicit |
to try to obtain (business, recruits, donations, help, or the like) by persuasion, formal request, or pleading. |
| spate |
a sudden rush, outpouring, or flood. |
| throe |
(usually plural) any convulsive or anguished struggle, or great exertion. |