| accountability |
the state or quality of being responsible for providing an explanation or justification. |
| apparition |
a ghostly image; phantom; specter. |
| claimant |
one who alleges something to be true or demands something as one's right. |
| cognate |
having a common origin, as languages. |
| decadence |
a decline into immorality; loss of moral values. |
| eddy |
to move or turn in circles or eddies. |
| elegy |
a sorrowful or mournful poem or musical composition, especially a lament for the dead. |
| ennui |
a general feeling of boredom and dissatisfaction, especially with all aspects of life. |
| entomology |
the science concerned with insects. |
| heretic |
a person who maintains unorthodox religious opinions or beliefs, especially a baptized Roman Catholic who dissents from official church doctrine. |
| inopportune |
occurring at an undesirable or unreasonable time. |
| precarious |
so unstable or insecure as to be dangerous; risky. |
| regenerate |
to grow (new tissue or parts) to replace lost or injured tissue or parts. |
| sate |
to fill to excess, especially with food; glut. |
| superficial |
of, pertaining to, or located on the surface. |