| accolade |
an expression or mark of approval; honor; award. |
| arbitration |
the consideration and decision of an issue or dispute by someone who has the official authority to decide such matters. |
| chastise |
to punish, often corporally. |
| evanescent |
tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing; fleeting. |
| irascible |
easily angered or irritated; short-tempered. |
| multifaceted |
having several aspects or stages; complex or various. |
| mutation |
a sudden, apparently abnormal change or alteration in a genetically determined structure, as opposed to gradual evolutionary change. |
| opprobrium |
a condition of disgrace or shame; ignominy. |
| posthumous |
beginning, occurring, or continuing after one's death. |
| problematic |
presenting difficulties or causing doubt; questionable. |
| prodigal |
imprudent and excessive in spending; extravagant. |
| regress |
to go back or backwards, as in reverting to an earlier form or stage of development. |
| retention |
the act or process of maintaining the possession or use of. |
| rote |
unthinking or mechanical routine or habit. |
| sentient |
having the capacity to receive sensations; able to perceive. |