| accountability |
the state or quality of being responsible for providing an explanation or justification. |
| chasten |
to awaken conscience or bring about moral improvement through suffering, discipline, or punishment. |
| dole |
to deal out or distribute (food, money, or the like) in small amounts to needy people (usually followed by "out"). |
| immobile |
standing or holding still; not moving; motionless. |
| infraction |
an act or instance of breaking or violating, usually a rule or law; violation or breach. |
| inimitable |
impossible to mimic or copy, because of uniqueness or superiority. |
| inverse |
opposite or reversed in position, order, direction, nature, or effect. |
| lithe |
characterized by light, graceful, flexible movements. |
| onus |
an unwanted but necessary task; burden. |
| plausible |
seeming to be true or reasonable; credible. |
| possessive |
having a strong desire to own and keep things. |
| rift |
a break in social relations, because of a difference of opinion, quarrel, or the like; breach. |
| sheathe |
to put in a tight, protective case. |
| suffice |
to meet the needs, goals, or the like of; be adequate for. |
| treatise |
a detailed and formal written work, usually dealing systematically with a single theme or subject. |