| audit |
an often official examination of records or financial accounts to check their accuracy, or the report of such an examination. |
| claimant |
one who alleges something to be true or demands something as one's right. |
| constraint |
a state of confinement or restraint. |
| dalliance |
a wasting away of time; loitering; dawdling. |
| deference |
respect for and submission to the desires, opinions, or judgments of another. |
| delimit |
to define or mark the boundaries of; demarcate. |
| exemplar |
one worthy to be imitated or studied; model. |
| fatuous |
smugly foolish or stupid. |
| fissure |
a narrow crevice or other opening, especially one caused by splitting. |
| incision |
a cut made during surgery. |
| preoccupation |
the state of being completely engrossed or absorbed in thought. |
| pundit |
an authoritative, or purportedly authoritative, commentator or critic. |
| sinuous |
having many curves or turns. |
| supercilious |
showing an arrogant disregard, as a look, manner, or person. |
| tribulation |
severe suffering or affliction; distress. |