| annals |
a chronological record of events, usually year by year. |
| atheist |
a person who believes that there is no god or gods. |
| backwater |
any place that is seen as primitive, unchanging, or stagnant. |
| confluence |
a joining of two or more streams, or their point of junction. |
| diminutive |
very small; tiny. |
| exculpate |
to free (a person or group) from guilt or blame, or from the suspicion of guilt or blame. |
| ferocity |
the quality or state of being cruelly savage or fierce. |
| finite |
limited in number, quantity, or duration; capable of being measured. (Cf. infinite.) |
| incorporate |
to include as part of a larger thing; blend. |
| myriad |
of or constituting a great but unspecified number; numberless. |
| nonexistent |
not having substance in reality. |
| philanthropist |
one who engages in charitable activities. |
| reinstate |
to put back into a former position, condition, or state of effectiveness. |
| servile |
very submissive to another's authority; slavish. |
| stymie |
throw an obstacle in the way of (something or someone); impede; thwart. |