Word Within the Word List 30

chronicle

a history; factual written account of important or historical events

comport

behave

carnage

butchery; killing of a large number of people

decadent

downfallen; moral or cultural decline

moribund

dying; at the point of death

panegyric

elaborate eulogy; public speech or published text in praise of someone or something

induction

factual reasoning

fidelity

faithfulness

antediluvian

from before the Flood!; outdated

hagiocracy

government of saints

magnum opus

great work; large and important work of art, music, or literature

disconsolate

inconsolable; unhappy, sad, downcast

inexorable

inescapable; impossible to stop or prevent

disingenuous

insincere, untruthful, dishonest

emissary

messenger; a person sent on a special mission, usually as a diplomatic representative

nondescript

of no category; lacking distinctive or interesting features or characteristics

primeval

of the first ages

prolific

productive; producing much fruit, foliage, or lots of offspring

expeditiously

rapidly; efficiently

renovate

restore

supercilious

scornful; arrogant, condescending, smug

fractious

unruly; grumpy, break the rules, irritable

insurgence

uprising

improvident

without foresight; thoughtless

diction

word choice