| accolade |
an expression or mark of approval; honor; award. |
| confection |
a sweetened candy or fruit. |
| defeatist |
characterized by an acceptance or expectation of failure. |
| dulcet |
pleasing to the ear; melodious. |
| entity |
anything that exists objectively and distinctly, whether nonliving or living; thing or being. |
| ignoble |
of low or dishonorable character; contemptible. |
| incipient |
starting to exist or become apparent; in an early stage of development. |
| infinitesimal |
of a thing or quantity, too small to be measured or calculated. |
| juncture |
a particular point in time, especially a point of serious importance or crisis. |
| manifest |
to show plainly; display; demonstrate. |
| monologue |
a long speech or reading given by a single speaker. |
| odious |
provoking or deserving of hatred; loathsome or repellent. |
| ostracism |
an exclusion or rejection, as from a social group. |
| restitution |
the payment of money in order to compensate for damage, loss, or injury. |
| vindicate |
to free from an accusation, suspicion, or doubt by indisputable proof. |