a record or narrative description of past events

(a)  

showing cunning or ingenuity or wickedness

(a)  

characterized by a state of violent mental agitation

(a)  

the highest level or degree attainable

(a)  

something that stands in the way and must be surmounted

(a)  

exhibiting the qualities that identify a group or kind

(a)  

guided by experience and observation rather than theory

(a)  

something or someone seen, especially a notable sight

(a)  

ice resembling a pendent spear formed by dripping water

(a)