| accountability |
the state or quality of being responsible for providing an explanation or justification. |
| acrid |
bitter in taste or smell; sharply irritating. |
| antiquate |
to make obsolete or old-fashioned. |
| dissipate |
to cause to disappear by, or as though by, dispersing or dissolving. |
| dormer |
a window set vertically into a projecting structure on a sloping roof. |
| entrench |
to establish firmly and unchangeably. |
| expurgate |
to remove from a book or the like material considered to be offensive or erroneous prior to publication. |
| impale |
to pierce and hold fast with a sharp-pointed instrument such as a spear. |
| impregnate |
to make (a female animal or human) pregnant, or to make (an egg) fertile. |
| malignant |
meant to cause harm; evil. |
| mercurial |
volatile in temper; changeable; fickle. |
| psychosis |
serious mental disorder that affects all aspects of the personality and involves withdrawal from reality. |
| scintillate |
to send out sparks. |
| senile |
showing certain characteristics of old age, especially a deterioration of mental faculties or emotional control. |
| singe |
to burn slightly on the surface, end, or edge. |