| accountability |
the state or quality of being responsible for providing an explanation or justification. |
| condole |
to express sympathy or sorrow for one suffering misfortune or pain. |
| defile1 |
to make unclean, foul, or filthy. |
| impoverish |
to make poor; cause to live in poverty. |
| linear |
having to do with a line; straight. |
| lobbyist |
one who attempts, on behalf of a special interest group, to influence the way legislators vote. |
| memoir |
an account of facts or events based primarily on the author's personal experience. |
| recurrent |
happening again or repeatedly. |
| sedition |
actions or speech intended or serving to create rebellion against a government. |
| solicit |
to try to obtain (business, recruits, donations, help, or the like) by persuasion, formal request, or pleading. |
| splice |
to join (two pieces of film, tape, or similar things) at the ends. |
| symposium |
a conference or meeting on a single topic, usually involving several speakers. |
| viscous |
having an adhesive, gluey consistency that resists flow. |
| workaday |
ordinary; mundane; everyday. |