accountability |
the state or quality of being responsible for providing an explanation or justification. |
alacrity |
willing promptness. |
charlatan |
one who deceitfully claims to possess a particular skill or expertise; fraud; quack. |
concentric |
of circles or spheres, having the same middle point. |
distillation |
the process of heating a substance to produce a vapor, which is then cooled and condensed, in order to purify, concentrate, or extract components from the substance. |
exemplify |
to serve as an illustration of. |
languor |
lack of strength or energy; weakness or listlessness. |
personable |
pleasing in appearance or manner; friendly; attractive. |
philosophy |
the study of the nature of life, truth, knowledge, and other important human matters, |
populist |
a person, especially a political leader, who represents, or claims to represent, the interests and concerns of the common people rather than the privileged, the politically powerful, or the intelligentsia. |
repartee |
a quick, clever reply; witty retort. |
replete |
well-supplied; full (usually followed by "with"). |
sordid |
morally bad; ignoble or base. |
unqualified |
lacking the appropriate knowledge or qualifications. |
voluptuous |
full of or characterized by sensual pleasures. |