| accountability |
the state or quality of being responsible for providing an explanation or justification. |
| anarchist |
a person who believes in, desires, or tries to realize a society or state without a government. |
| bogus |
not authentic; counterfeit. |
| contemptuous |
feeling or expressing angry disgust, as at something unworthy or wicked; scornful. |
| crossfire |
a volley of projectiles, especially gunfire, directed at some central point from two separated positions. |
| decorous |
proper or formal with respect to behavior, manners, appearance, or the like. |
| diffident |
unsure of oneself; shy; demure. |
| fidelity |
loyalty or faithfulness to obligations, promises, or those to whom one has made a commitment. |
| foreseeable |
capable of being anticipated or predicted. |
| fractious |
inclined to be irritable and quarrelsome; cranky. |
| marquee |
a canopy or a covering like a roof over the entrance to a building. The marquee over a theater shows the title of the current play or film and sometimes the names of the actors. |
| pallid |
pale or whitened; lacking color. |
| regress |
to go back or backwards, as in reverting to an earlier form or stage of development. |
| reinstate |
to put back into a former position, condition, or state of effectiveness. |
| tirade |
a long, forceful, or angry speech, often critical or denunciatory in nature; harangue. |