| audit |
an often official examination of records or financial accounts to check their accuracy, or the report of such an examination. |
| depose |
to deprive of rank or office, especially from an important position such as that of king. |
| didactic |
intended to educate or instruct, especially in moral values. |
| discrete |
separate and distinct. |
| dross |
anything that is worthless or useless; rubbish. |
| ignoble |
of low or dishonorable character; contemptible. |
| invariable |
not subject to change; consistently the same. |
| jollity |
the state or quality of being merry; gaiety. |
| ponderous |
heavily labored and dull. |
| poseur |
one who adopts an affected attitude or manner in order to impress others. |
| resplendent |
full of splendor; radiant; shining. |
| seamy |
disreputable; sordid. |
| stasis |
the state of equilibrium or balance between opposing forces; motionlessness. |
| stringent |
rigorous or exacting; strict. |
| surrogate |
acting as, or considered to be, a substitute or replacement. |