| accountability |
the state or quality of being responsible for providing an explanation or justification. |
| affectation |
falseness or superficiality of appearance or behavior; pretense. |
| backfire |
to have results that are the opposite of what one wanted. |
| coerce |
to persuade or pressure (a person) to do something by using threats, intimidation, or the like. |
| estimable |
worthy of respect or admiration. |
| hermetic |
preventing or sealed to prevent the influx or escape of air; airtight. |
| hypocrite |
a person who pretends to be different or better than he or she really is. Someone who does not act according to his or her stated beliefs is a hypocrite. |
| observable |
able to be seen; visible. |
| particularity |
precise or detailed character. |
| protuberance |
that which projects; bulge or bump. |
| rift |
a break in social relations, because of a difference of opinion, quarrel, or the like; breach. |
| satire |
a literary or dramatic work that ridicules or derides human vice or foolishness, usually through the use of parody or irony. |
| shoddy |
of low quality; poorly made or carried out. |
| vituperate |
to condemn sharply; blame; berate. |
| workaday |
ordinary; mundane; everyday. |