| accountability |
the state or quality of being responsible for providing an explanation or justification. |
| cessation |
a pausing or stopping; discontinuance. |
| disavow |
to deny having (knowledge, intention, or the like). |
| diverge |
to extend or move away in different directions from a common point. |
| folio |
a large sheet of paper that has been folded once to form two leaves or four pages of a book or manuscript. |
| languor |
lack of strength or energy; weakness or listlessness. |
| overt |
openly apparent; not concealed. (Cf. covert.) |
| rabble1 |
a confused and uncontrolled crowd; disorderly mob. |
| rhapsody |
a musical composition having an irregular form suggesting improvisation. |
| sporadic |
occurring irregularly or in a thinly scattered manner in time or space. |
| stipulate |
to specify or arrange as a condition of an agreement. |
| trenchant |
incisive or penetrating, as perception or wit. |
| turncoat |
one who changes from one party, allegiance, or the like, to the opposite, especially a traitor. |
| uniformity |
the state or quality of being uniform; overall sameness. |
| wan |
very pale. |