| annals |
a chronological record of events, usually year by year. |
| antiquate |
to make obsolete or old-fashioned. |
| bonanza |
anything that brings great wealth and prosperity. |
| decadence |
a decline into immorality; loss of moral values. |
| enumerate |
to name or list one by one. |
| evocative |
tending or able to call forth images, memories, feelings, and the like. |
| glacial |
of, concerning, coming from, or marked by the presence of glaciers or other large ice masses. |
| junta |
a small group, often of military officers, acting as the rulers of a nation, especially provisionally after the overthrow of a previous government. |
| monolithic |
large, unyielding, and without diversity. |
| oblivion |
the state or condition of being entirely forgotten. |
| perfunctory |
done quickly and as a matter of routine; performed without care. |
| preoccupation |
the state of being completely engrossed or absorbed in thought. |
| proscribe |
to make illegal or prohibit. |
| rudimentary |
of or pertaining to the basic or first principles; elementary. |
| torrid |
parched or scorched by the sun, as a geographic area. |