| accountability |
the state or quality of being responsible for providing an explanation or justification. |
| bilk |
to defraud or swindle, especially by avoiding due or promised payment. |
| carnal |
of or pertaining to the flesh or body, especially sexual appetites and activities. |
| contentious |
inclined to argue; quarrelsome; belligerent. |
| disputation |
the act or process of arguing or debating a topic. |
| encroachment |
the act of exceeding proper or intended limits, as of territory or property. |
| endorse |
to give support to; approve of. |
| inescapable |
unable to be avoided or ignored. |
| irreparable |
impossible to repair, restore, or rectify. |
| laity |
the body of members of a religious group who are not part of the clergy. |
| mania |
an extreme desire or enthusiasm. |
| primacy |
the state of being first, earliest, most essential, or most important. |
| relegate |
to send or consign to a condition, place, or position of lesser importance or esteem. |
| remit |
to refrain from carrying out; cancel. |
| vituperate |
to condemn sharply; blame; berate. |