| accountability |
the state or quality of being responsible for providing an explanation or justification. |
| affinity |
a strong sense of liking; a natural attraction or sympathy. |
| bequeath |
to leave or dispose of (property) by a will. |
| bigotry |
intolerance of any group or belief that is not one's own, especially in the form of racial, ethnic, or religious intolerance and prejudice. |
| commune2 |
a group of people living together as a community, working collectively on land owned in common or by a government. |
| gentry |
people who come from families of high social standing. |
| laggard |
someone or something that falls behind the pace of others. |
| plaintive |
showing or expressing sadness or sorrow. |
| pseudonym |
a false name adopted by someone, especially an author, to conceal his or her identity; pen name. |
| puerile |
immature or silly; childish. |
| ratify |
to approve in an official way; confirm. |
| retinue |
a group of attendants or other employees who accompany a prominent person. |
| sinuous |
having many curves or turns. |
| throe |
(usually plural) any convulsive or anguished struggle, or great exertion. |
| ungovernable |
unable to be governed, ordered, or controlled; uncontrollable. |