| accountability |
the state or quality of being responsible for providing an explanation or justification. |
| affectation |
falseness or superficiality of appearance or behavior; pretense. |
| clout |
(informal) influence or power to persuade. |
| cohere |
to lump, hold, or stick together. |
| depersonalize |
to cause to lose individual identity or characteristics. |
| esoteric |
understood or known only by a few persons who have special training, access, or interests. |
| fabricate |
to construct or create. |
| fragmentary |
consisting of fragments; incomplete or disconnected. |
| heartrending |
causing or expressing deep sorrow or anguish. |
| myopia |
a visual defect in which distant images are focused in front of rather than on the retina; nearsightedness. |
| recapitulate |
to briefly review (the main points) of a spoken or written exchange or communication. |
| regenerate |
to grow (new tissue or parts) to replace lost or injured tissue or parts. |
| stalemate |
any situation in which a further action, offer, or the like is impossible or unlikely; deadlock. |
| sully |
to make dirty or tarnished. |
| verity |
the quality or condition of being true or real. |