| accountability |
the state or quality of being responsible for providing an explanation or justification. |
| adept |
having great skill or ability. |
| creditor |
someone to whom money is owed. |
| epilogue |
a short concluding section to a literary work, often summarizing what later becomes of the characters. |
| fatuous |
smugly foolish or stupid. |
| ingrate |
an ungrateful person. |
| jabber |
to speak or make sounds like speech, quickly or at length, but without making much sense or creating much interest in the listener; babble. |
| kinetic |
of, concerning, or caused by motion. |
| motif |
a distinct formal unit such as a design, theme, or musical phrase that may repeat in, dominate, characterize, or be a prominent feature of an aesthetic or decorative work. |
| myopic |
unable to see objects clearly from a distance; nearsighted. |
| ovation |
a prolonged or enthusiastic episode of applause for someone, as following a performance. |
| pessimistic |
feeling in a negative way about things; expecting the worst to happen. |
| reputable |
known to be held in esteem; respected. |
| self-determination |
the ability or freedom of a people to decide their own form of government. |
| troublesome |
causing anxiety, worry, or bother. |