| accolade |
an expression or mark of approval; honor; award. |
| adulation |
extreme or excessive praise. |
| capitulate |
to surrender or acquiesce. |
| categorical |
with no exceptions or conditions; absolute. |
| cerebral |
characterized by intellect or reason. |
| culpable |
guilty of a mistake or fault; blameworthy. |
| exhort |
to advise, urge, or incite with great seriousness. |
| imperil |
to put at risk; endanger. |
| meticulous |
very careful or precise. |
| patina |
a greenish, brownish, or reddish crust or film produced by oxidation on the surface of old metals such as bronze and copper. |
| pictorial |
pertaining to, made of, or containing drawings, paintings, or photographs. |
| referendum |
the submission of a legislative measure to a vote by the general public, or the vote thus taken. |
| squalid |
dirty or foul, as from neglect. |
| tenet |
any belief, opinion, doctrine, or the like, that a person or especially an organization holds as being true. |
| viscid |
of a gluelike consistency. |