| accountability |
the state or quality of being responsible for providing an explanation or justification. |
| aver |
to assert to be true; affirm. |
| avuncular |
of, concerning, or like an uncle; kind; benevolent. |
| awry |
in an unplanned and undesired direction. |
| caustic |
bitingly critical. |
| clemency |
the inclination to be merciful or forgiving; leniency. |
| dote |
to have or show too much love or affection (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). |
| elongate |
to make longer; lengthen. |
| feral |
existing in a wild natural state; not domesticated. |
| immobile |
standing or holding still; not moving; motionless. |
| incognito |
in disguise; under a false identity. |
| nuptial |
of or relating to a wedding ceremony or to marriage. |
| prototype |
an original model on which later stages or forms are based or developed. |
| simultaneously |
at the very same time. |
| subsidy |
direct financial assistance provided by the government to a business, industry, educational institution, individual, or the like. |