| accountability |
the state or quality of being responsible for providing an explanation or justification. |
| bower1 |
a pleasant, secluded alcove or shelter created by leafy trees or shrubbery. |
| dirge |
a song or hymn for a funeral or memorial for the dead. |
| epoch |
an important period in human history. |
| fanaticism |
excessive or unreasonable enthusiasm or support for something. |
| fulcrum |
that which other things are contingent upon or built around; a pivotal point or agent. |
| girth |
the length around something. |
| jabber |
to speak or make sounds like speech, quickly or at length, but without making much sense or creating much interest in the listener; babble. |
| jocose |
inclined to joke; jovial; merry. |
| negligible |
so small or unimportant as to be of no account; trifling or insignificant. |
| pacifist |
one who opposes war and refuses to practice or acknowledge violence as a way of settling disputes or resisting aggression. |
| recurrent |
happening again or repeatedly. |
| sensual |
related to or providing pleasure from the ways humans perceive stimuli, such as through touch, taste, or smell. |
| sojourn |
to live for a short time in a place; stay temporarily. |
| turpitude |
moral baseness; depravity. |