| accountability |
the state or quality of being responsible for providing an explanation or justification. |
| embody |
to put in a form that can be seen; make real. |
| endemic |
native to or restricted to a given place or population. |
| engross |
to take all the attention of; interest fully. |
| indubitable |
without question; certain. |
| memoir |
an account of facts or events based primarily on the author's personal experience. |
| missive |
a message in writing; letter. |
| obscene |
offensive and not decent. |
| opulence |
the condition of being luxuriant and costly. |
| paraphrase |
a restatement of a passage or text in somewhat different words so as to simplify, clarify, or amplify. |
| perturb |
to cause great disturbance in (the mind); agitate or worry. |
| plebeian |
in ancient Roman society, of or belonging to the class of commoners; not patrician. |
| presumption |
a belief that is taken for granted but not proved. |
| reminiscence |
something that is remembered; memory or impression. |
| stipend |
any periodic payment of money, such as a salary or allowance. |