| accolade |
an expression or mark of approval; honor; award. |
| acrimonious |
filled with bitterness or rancor. |
| aseptic |
free of bacteria or germs that cause disease or decay. |
| boor |
a rough-mannered or insensitive person. |
| distillation |
the process of heating a substance to produce a vapor, which is then cooled and condensed, in order to purify, concentrate, or extract components from the substance. |
| fickle |
quickly changing without reason or warning, especially in affection or allegiance; variable or capricious. |
| fulcrum |
that which other things are contingent upon or built around; a pivotal point or agent. |
| grandiloquence |
speech that is pretentious, pompous, or excessively mannered. |
| moderation |
the avoidance of excesses or extremes, especially in behavior. |
| obliterate |
to erase or make unrecognizable by erasing. |
| rampant |
unrestrained or uncontrollable; unbridled. |
| reaffirm |
to verify by asserting again. |
| remonstrance |
the act or an instance of protesting or objecting. |
| scrimmage |
a vigorous struggle; scuffle. |
| veneer |
a superficial outward appearance or show. |