anecdote-short account of an incident (especially biographical one)
dessicating-dehydrate, thorougly dried out

pedigree-lineage
indelibly-having the quality of being difficult to remove
conduit-passage
portend - indicate by signs, indicate beforehand

remiss - negligent
inordinate - beyond reasonable limited in amount or degree
entail - to involve or result in something inevitably
futile - lacking serious value
pertain - have relevance, be part or belong