accountability |
the state or quality of being responsible for providing an explanation or justification. |
chaste |
not having committed fornication or adultery. |
devoid |
not having something; totally lacking. |
frugal |
small in amount or cost; meager. |
generalize |
to come to a broad idea or rule about something after considering particular facts. |
indigenous |
being the people or animals that originally lived and may continue to live in a particular country or region. |
intuition |
the power to know or understand something without thinking it through in a logical way. |
juxtaposition |
the state of being placed side by side, especially for the purposes of comparison and contrast. |
languor |
lack of strength or energy; weakness or listlessness. |
matriarch |
a woman who acts as head of a family, tribe, or other group of people. |
respite |
a period of rest, especially from something difficult or unpleasant. |
restive |
unable to remain at rest; impatient or ill at ease, especially under restraint. |
secrete |
to produce a fluid or other substance and release it into or out of the body. |
sensual |
related to or providing pleasure from the ways humans perceive stimuli, such as through touch, taste, or smell. |
wasteland |
land where there are no living things or where nothing will grow. |