| audit |
an often official examination of records or financial accounts to check their accuracy, or the report of such an examination. |
| cede |
to give up or surrender, especially formally. |
| certitude |
the state, condition, or feeling of freedom from uncertainty or doubt. |
| covet |
to wish to have very much; envy. |
| dispassionate |
without strong feeling or bias; calm; impartial. |
| gradation |
a gradual almost imperceptible change, especially from one tone or texture to another. |
| grapple |
to grasp, twist, or wrestle in close combat. |
| insecurity |
the condition or quality of having insufficient protection or not being safe. |
| interloper |
a person who intrudes in the affairs of others; meddler. |
| personify |
to be a perfect or typical example of; embody. |
| proclivity |
a natural tendency or inclination; propensity or predisposition. |
| reverberation |
the continuation of a sound after the source of the sound has been cut off. |
| soporific |
causing sleep or sleepiness. |
| tenacious |
holding on or tending to hold on strongly or persistently (sometimes followed by "of"). |
| trenchant |
incisive or penetrating, as perception or wit. |