| accountability |
the state or quality of being responsible for providing an explanation or justification. |
| aver |
to assert to be true; affirm. |
| cataract |
a large waterfall. |
| extrapolate |
to make an estimate or inference of (future probability or the like) on the basis of what is already known or has already occurred. |
| frugality |
prudent or sparing use of resources, especially money. |
| fulcrum |
that which other things are contingent upon or built around; a pivotal point or agent. |
| gingerly |
in a careful or cautious manner; warily. |
| irrevocable |
impossible to take back, undo, or cancel. |
| myopia |
a visual defect in which distant images are focused in front of rather than on the retina; nearsightedness. |
| optic |
of or concerning the eye or the sense of sight. |
| oracular |
of, like, pertaining to, of having the nature of divine wisdom; prophetic; wise. |
| preemptive |
of or relating to a strike or attack such as a bid in bridge or a military attack, made in anticipation of or to prevent an opposing strike. |
| prepossess |
to inspire or impress favorably beforehand. |
| prescriptive |
that prescribes; setting down rules. |
| surveillance |
a close watch or observation, especially of a person or group of people under suspicion. |