| accountability |
the state or quality of being responsible for providing an explanation or justification. |
| affluent |
having a lot of money; rich; wealthy. |
| diligent |
trying hard and steadily to achieve a goal. |
| eddy |
to move or turn in circles or eddies. |
| frenetic |
frantic; frenzied. |
| grandiloquent |
speaking or expressed in a pretentious, pompous, or excessively ornate fashion. |
| hysteria |
in an individual or group, an uncontrollable outburst of fear or other emotions, producing fits of weeping, laughter, irrational behavior, or the like. |
| ingratiate |
to seek or secure another's favor or approval for (oneself). |
| instrumental |
serving as an agent or partial cause. |
| orifice |
an opening, such as a vent, mouth, or hole, through which something can pass. |
| perpendicular |
at a right angle to. |
| preposterous |
totally unlikely, unbelievable, or senseless; absurd. |
| revivalist |
suited to or aimed at the purpose of bringing back former beliefs, ideas, or practices. |
| spate |
a sudden rush, outpouring, or flood. |
| tantamount |
equal to or the same as; equivalent. |