| abrupt |
sudden and not expected. |
| allegation |
an assertion made in the absence of positive proof. |
| allegedly |
according to what has been claimed although not proven. |
| commitment |
a pledge or obligation to fulfill an act or function. |
| confidentiality |
the state or condition of being kept private or communicated only in private. |
| counterpart |
someone or something that is just like or similar to another. |
| frigid |
very cold; freezing. |
| impertinent |
rude or too bold. |
| incinerate |
to consume by fire; burn completely. |
| integrity |
a strong sense of honesty; firmness of moral character. |
| literary |
having to do with poems, novels, plays, and essays, or those who write or read them. |
| recede |
to move away or back; become more distant. |
| retain |
to hold or keep. |
| summarize |
to be a concise statement of. |
| thereafter |
following that; from then on. |