| accountability |
the state or quality of being responsible for providing an explanation or justification. |
| capitulate |
to surrender or acquiesce. |
| commentary |
a series of explanatory or interpretive remarks or comments. |
| discontinuity |
lack of coherence or logical sequence. |
| egoism |
the tendency to evaluate everything in relation to one's own interests; self-centeredness. |
| equestrian |
of or relating to horseback riding. |
| idealist |
a person with high or noble principles, goals, or codes of action. |
| intrinsic |
being essential to or of the nature of a thing; inherent. |
| maul |
to hurt by beating or through other rough treatment. |
| militant |
aggressive or combative in attitude or actions, especially in defense of a cause. |
| namesake |
one who has been named after another. |
| propound |
to propose or set forth for consideration. |
| rile |
to make angry; irritate or annoy. |
| stipulate |
to specify or arrange as a condition of an agreement. |
| utilitarian |
of, concerning, or aiming at usefulness. |