| accountability |
the state or quality of being responsible for providing an explanation or justification. |
| complaisant |
eager or willing to please; amenable; obliging. |
| desist |
to stop acting in a certain way. |
| disquiet |
lack of mental calm or peace; anxiety; uneasiness. |
| fanfare |
a flourish of trumpets, used to mark an entrance or beginning. |
| fissure |
a narrow crevice or other opening, especially one caused by splitting. |
| guise |
external appearance or semblance, especially if deceptive. |
| implausible |
hard to believe or credit. |
| magnitude |
size or extent. |
| microcosm |
a small, complete whole; tiny world. |
| oscillate |
to swing steadily and repeatedly back and forth. |
| overweening |
particularly forward, vain, and self-promoting. |
| regenerate |
to grow (new tissue or parts) to replace lost or injured tissue or parts. |
| reticence |
the state or quality of being hesitant to speak out; reserve. |
| witticism |
a clever, often perceptive joke, insult, or saying. |