| accountability |
the state or quality of being responsible for providing an explanation or justification. |
| bourgeois |
of, related to, or characteristic of the middle class. |
| chimerical |
existing only in the mind; fanciful. |
| elixir |
a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water used as a vehicle for medicines. |
| hilarity |
noisy or boisterous merriment. |
| nostalgia |
a longing for the past. |
| paraphrase |
a restatement of a passage or text in somewhat different words so as to simplify, clarify, or amplify. |
| peripheral |
related but not essential. |
| revitalize |
to bring new life to. |
| savory1 |
having a pleasant taste or smell; appetizing. |
| scapegoat |
one made to bear the blame for the wrongs of others. |
| seclude |
to keep apart from other people or activity. |
| socialite |
one who is prominent in fashionable social circles. |
| stodgy |
lacking the ability or inclination to act informally or to find humor or enjoyment in things that others might; stuffy; prim. |
| valediction |
a farewell speech, especially one given by a student of the highest honors at a graduation ceremony. |