| audit |
an often official examination of records or financial accounts to check their accuracy, or the report of such an examination. |
| conniption |
(informal) an outburst or fit of anger, hysteria, or the like. |
| facet |
one of the small, flat, polished surfaces of a cut gem. |
| impregnable1 |
able to withstand any attack, as a fortress. |
| incongruous |
not suitable or fitting; out of place. |
| intransigent |
refusing to alter an idea or a position in response to others' wishes; uncompromising. |
| jabber |
to speak or make sounds like speech, quickly or at length, but without making much sense or creating much interest in the listener; babble. |
| memoir |
an account of facts or events based primarily on the author's personal experience. |
| nostalgia |
a longing for the past. |
| preoccupation |
the state of being completely engrossed or absorbed in thought. |
| propriety |
proper or appropriate behavior. |
| raiment |
clothing; dress; apparel. |
| recourse |
that which may be turned to for assistance, protection, or a way out of a difficult situation. |
| remiss |
careless or negligent, especially in the performance of one's duty. |
| synthesis |
the combining of discrete elements into a unified compound or entity, or the unified whole formed by such a combining. |