accountability |
the state or quality of being responsible for providing an explanation or justification. |
allegory |
in art or literature, the use of concrete characters, events, or things, to represent abstract qualities or ideas, often to make a point about good and evil. |
carouse |
to revel in a boisterous and drunken manner. |
criteria |
a set of standards or tests by which to judge or decide something. |
disarray |
confusion or disorder. |
forage |
food for animals such as horses or cattle. |
inexhaustible |
unable to be used up; endless. |
infighting |
conflict or rivalry, often concealed, within an organization or group. |
insufferable |
incapable of being tolerated or endured; unbearable. |
perdition |
the loss of the soul for eternity; damnation. |
prosaic |
straightforward and plain; unimaginative; dull. |
repressive |
acting or tending to restrain or subdue. |
repugnant |
extremely distasteful to one's senses or principles; disgusting. |
unsubstantiated |
lacking the evidence or verification needed to establish as true. |
wince |
to draw suddenly back or away from something painful or frightening. |