| accountability |
the state or quality of being responsible for providing an explanation or justification. |
| aggrandize |
to make, or cause to appear, grander in wealth, stature, power, or influence; exalt. |
| amenity |
(plural) social courtesies; agreeable manners; pleasantries. |
| ensue |
to occur as the result of an earlier event. |
| fop |
a man who is highly concerned with, and often vain about, his appearance and manners; dandy. |
| inept |
lacking skill or aptitude; incompetent. |
| iterate |
to say or do again or repeatedly. |
| linguistic |
of or pertaining to language or the study of language. |
| mannerism |
a distinctive and habitual behavioral characteristic. |
| parity |
equality in amount, status, strength, or the like. |
| perforate |
to make a hole in. |
| pert |
impudent or saucy. |
| pessimist |
one who usually expects a bad outcome. |
| 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. |
| theocracy |
a form of government in which a god or gods are acknowledged as the ultimate authority. |