| accountability |
the state or quality of being responsible for providing an explanation or justification. |
| cadaverous |
of or resembling a corpse; pale and thin or emaciated. |
| coda |
a passage that brings a musical composition to a conclusion. |
| cozen |
to deceive or trick; swindle. |
| discourse |
verbal communication; conversation. |
| fulcrum |
that which other things are contingent upon or built around; a pivotal point or agent. |
| heresy |
a religious belief or doctrine not in keeping with the established doctrine of a church, especially the rejection of or dissent from any aspect of Roman Catholic Church dogma by a baptized church member. |
| magnanimous |
having or showing a generous, forgiving, or noble nature. |
| ramify |
to have or produce effects or consequences that make some original matter more complex. |
| raucous |
loud, sharp, and rasping, as, at times, a bird's call or a human's voice or laugh. |
| subversive |
tending or intended to undermine or cause the overthrow of an established authority, especially a national government. |
| titular |
having a title but none of the power or responsibility related to it; nominal. |
| volatile |
rapidly changeable, especially tending to become violent. |
| wily |
cleverly deceitful; tricky; cunning. |
| wreak |
to carry out or cause. |