| accountability |
the state or quality of being responsible for providing an explanation or justification. |
| affirmation |
the act of affirming. |
| caucus |
a private meeting of leaders of a political party to choose candidates or determine policy, or such a group itself. |
| culinary |
of, concerning, or used for cooking. |
| encumber |
to hinder the normal progress, performance, or use of. |
| imprecise |
not exact, accurate, or well-defined; vague. |
| oblivion |
the state or condition of being entirely forgotten. |
| parody |
a humorous imitation in print, music, or performance of a serious person, work of art, or publication. |
| populist |
a person, especially a political leader, who represents, or claims to represent, the interests and concerns of the common people rather than the privileged, the politically powerful, or the intelligentsia. |
| prelude |
an introductory event or act; preface; preliminary. |
| recalcitrant |
stubbornly disobedient; refractory. |
| titular |
having a title but none of the power or responsibility related to it; nominal. |
| unconscionable |
not restrained or guided by a concern for what is right and just; unprincipled. |
| unexceptionable |
without flaw or fault; beyond objection or criticism. |
| vantage |
a position or situation that offers a broad or especially good view, comprehension, or the like. |