| accountability |
the state or quality of being responsible for providing an explanation or justification. |
| aesthete |
one who is or professes to be particularly attentive to and appreciative of beauty, especially in the arts. |
| codicil |
an addition or appendix, especially one modifying the terms of a will. |
| courier |
someone who delivers messages, packages, and the like, especially for a government, military organization, or business. |
| duplicitous |
deceitful, treacherous, or double-dealing. |
| equinox |
either of the two times during the year when the sun's rays are perpendicular to the earth's equator, occurring in March and September. During the equinox, day and night are both 12 hours long all over the world. |
| induce |
to persuade or influence, as to a course of action. |
| maul |
to hurt by beating or through other rough treatment. |
| maxim |
a brief, concise statement of a general or basic truth or rule, especially for proper conduct. |
| pillage |
to openly and forcefully seize goods from, as during a war; plunder. |
| repressive |
acting or tending to restrain or subdue. |
| rudimentary |
of or pertaining to the basic or first principles; elementary. |
| solvent |
having enough funds to meet obligations. |
| touchstone |
a test or standard by which to evaluate the worth of something. |
| vestige |
a visible trace or sign of something no longer present or existing. |