| accolade |
an expression or mark of approval; honor; award. |
| acrid |
bitter in taste or smell; sharply irritating. |
| adulation |
extreme or excessive praise. |
| avuncular |
of, concerning, or like an uncle; kind; benevolent. |
| clairvoyant |
possessing the ability to see or know things that are beyond the five senses. |
| inundate |
to cover or overspread with water, especially a very large amount; flood. |
| invertebrate |
without a backbone |
| noncommittal |
not revealing what one's preference, feeling, or opinion is. |
| patronize |
to act in an offensively superior manner toward. |
| primacy |
the state of being first, earliest, most essential, or most important. |
| referent |
anything in the real world or in the imagination that is symbolized or referred to by a word or other symbol. |
| reminiscent |
having qualities or characteristics that remind one of someone or something (usually followed by "of"). |
| solicit |
to try to obtain (business, recruits, donations, help, or the like) by persuasion, formal request, or pleading. |
| unctuous |
excessively or falsely earnest or amiable. |
| verdant |
green. |