| accolade |
an expression or mark of approval; honor; award. |
| archetype |
an original model or pattern from which others are made or copied. |
| cabal |
a small group of people engaged in a secret plot, usually of a political nature. |
| choleric |
having a quick temper; easily angered. |
| counterpoint |
a method of composing or arranging music in which diverse but harmonious melodies are played at the same time. |
| equity |
the quality of being fair and reasonable; fairness. |
| exhort |
to advise, urge, or incite with great seriousness. |
| finicky |
exceptionally fussy or hard to satisfy. |
| hallow |
to respect or honor highly; venerate. |
| moot |
not clearly settled; arguable; debatable. |
| profiteer |
a person who gains excessive profits, especially by selling scarce commodities at very high prices. |
| pugnacious |
ready or eager to fight; overly aggressive or quarrelsome. |
| testy |
easily annoyed or angered; irritable; touchy. |
| traduce |
to make malicious or false statements about; slander. |
| venal |
capable of acting dishonestly or wrongly in return for money or the like; open to accepting bribes; corrupt. |