| accountability |
the state or quality of being responsible for providing an explanation or justification. |
| bombast |
boastful, pompous, or otherwise overblown utterances. |
| deducible |
able to be concluded or inferred from certain facts or principles. |
| dexterity |
grace and easy quickness in using the hands or body; skill. |
| didactic |
intended to educate or instruct, especially in moral values. |
| discontinuance |
the act of stopping or condition of being stopped; interruption. |
| dowdy1 |
not at all stylish; shabby or dull. |
| elixir |
a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water used as a vehicle for medicines. |
| endorse |
to give support to; approve of. |
| garner |
to accumulate, acquire, or receive in abundance. |
| iconoclast |
one who attacks and seeks to break down traditional beliefs and institutions or popular ideas and values. |
| premonition |
an advance sign or warning; forewarning. |
| reaffirm |
to verify by asserting again. |
| reverberation |
the continuation of a sound after the source of the sound has been cut off. |
| temporize |
to be indecisive or delay acting, as in order to gain time or avoid conflict. |