| audit |
an often official examination of records or financial accounts to check their accuracy, or the report of such an examination. |
| coy |
artfully shy or retiring; playfully but calculatingly reticent. |
| culvert |
a man-made channel for drainage or the like that passes under a street or other thoroughfare. |
| didactic |
intended to educate or instruct, especially in moral values. |
| galvanize |
to stimulate into awareness or activity. |
| implausible |
hard to believe or credit. |
| manifesto |
a public statement of principles and intentions, usually by an organized political group or person. |
| odium |
hatred, strong dislike, or repugnance. |
| proletariat |
the working class, especially those who lack capital and must sell their usually unskilled labor in order to survive. |
| resilience |
the ability to resume shape after being pressed or stretched. |
| squalid |
dirty or foul, as from neglect. |
| transmute |
to change into another form, substance, state, or the like. |
| uncharacteristic |
not typical of a particular person, group, or thing, and therefore notable. |
| unconscionable |
not restrained or guided by a concern for what is right and just; unprincipled. |
| whimsy |
an odd, fanciful, or capricious notion, or such notions collectively. |