accolade |
an expression or mark of approval; honor; award. |
askew |
not straight; crooked. |
beneficent |
tending to do good; kindly; charitable. |
bivouac |
a temporary encampment, especially military, without protecting shelter. |
caprice |
a sudden, impulsive change of mind or direction, or an unpredictable action. |
coy |
artfully shy or retiring; playfully but calculatingly reticent. |
criminality |
the condition or fact of being against the law; illegality. |
fervor |
strength, heatedness, or intensity of feeling; impassioned enthusiasm. |
incontrovertible |
not able to be questioned or disputed. |
maniacal |
marked by wildness, craziness, and violence. |
motif |
a distinct formal unit such as a design, theme, or musical phrase that may repeat in, dominate, characterize, or be a prominent feature of an aesthetic or decorative work. |
necessitate |
to make unavoidable; require. |
protuberance |
that which projects; bulge or bump. |
putative |
widely thought to be such; reputed; supposed. |
somnolent |
sleepy or drowsy. |