| accountability |
the state or quality of being responsible for providing an explanation or justification. |
| crossbreed |
to cause (a hybrid organism) to be produced by mating two different varieties of the same species. |
| differentiate |
to distinguish between or among. |
| discontinuance |
the act of stopping or condition of being stopped; interruption. |
| dishevel |
to make (hair or clothing) untidy. |
| irascible |
easily angered or irritated; short-tempered. |
| mystical |
spiritually powerful, significant, or symbolic. |
| perseverance |
steadfast continuance in a course of action, task, or belief. |
| presumptive |
affording a reasonable basis for belief. |
| profiteer |
a person who gains excessive profits, especially by selling scarce commodities at very high prices. |
| sheaf |
a bound bundle of cut grain. |
| solicitous |
anxiously or tenderly concerned or attentive (usually followed by about, of, or for.) |
| subvert |
to overthrow or destroy, or cause the destruction of (an established authority, especially a national government). |
| vestige |
a visible trace or sign of something no longer present or existing. |
| vouch |
to promise to be true, real, or correct (usually followed by "for"). |