| annals |
a chronological record of events, usually year by year. |
| annihilate |
to destroy completely. |
| askew |
not straight; crooked. |
| curvature |
the condition of being bent or rounded. |
| evocative |
tending or able to call forth images, memories, feelings, and the like. |
| gnarl |
to knot or twist. |
| interpose |
to insert (a comment, question, criticism, or the like) in the course of a conversation or speech. |
| invective |
strongly abusive or denunciatory speech or language. |
| perdition |
the loss of the soul for eternity; damnation. |
| recurrent |
happening again or repeatedly. |
| statute |
a law made by a legislature, as opposed to one established by the courts. |
| succumb |
to give in or give way to a fatal illness, superior force, overwhelming desire, or the like; yield. |
| suffice |
to meet the needs, goals, or the like of; be adequate for. |
| superimpose |
to set or lay on top of or above something. |
| undaunted |
not discouraged; not giving up even though something is difficult or frightening. |