| accountability |
the state or quality of being responsible for providing an explanation or justification. |
| aesthetic |
having to do with beauty or art, including literature, dance, music, painting, drawing, and sculpture. |
| demeanor |
the way in which one conducts oneself; deportment. |
| eddy |
to move or turn in circles or eddies. |
| equanimity |
the quality of remaining calm, serene, or unruffled, especially under stress; composure. |
| hermetic |
preventing or sealed to prevent the influx or escape of air; airtight. |
| insidious |
dangerous through cunning, subtlety, and underhandedness. |
| intrinsic |
being essential to or of the nature of a thing; inherent. |
| malign |
to speak badly of or tell harmful lies about. |
| miasma |
a thick, obscuring vapor. |
| repulsion |
extreme distaste, disgust, or aversion. |
| scapegoat |
one made to bear the blame for the wrongs of others. |
| slovenly |
careless or disgustingly dirty. |
| terse |
effectively brief and to the point; concise; pithy. |
| vicissitude |
(usually plural) unexpected and unforeseeable changes or shifts, as in one's circumstances. |