| accolade |
an expression or mark of approval; honor; award. |
| accost |
to confront and speak first to, often aggressively. |
| cacophonous |
characterized by a discordant, sometimes unpleasant, mixture of sounds. |
| evanescent |
tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing; fleeting. |
| fanaticism |
excessive or unreasonable enthusiasm or support for something. |
| imperfection |
a flaw or fault. |
| latent |
present but not yet apparent, developed, or operative. |
| laxity |
the state or quality of being careless or slack; looseness. |
| nihilism |
the belief that existence has no meaning or purpose. |
| petite |
of a girl or woman, short and slender. |
| profiteer |
a person who gains excessive profits, especially by selling scarce commodities at very high prices. |
| seedy |
unkempt or shabby. |
| stalemate |
any situation in which a further action, offer, or the like is impossible or unlikely; deadlock. |
| temperament |
the manner of thinking, feeling, and acting that is characteristic of a particular person or animal. |
| turbid |
clouded or murky because of stirred-up particles or sediment; muddy. |