| accolade |
an expression or mark of approval; honor; award. |
| bonanza |
anything that brings great wealth and prosperity. |
| buttress |
a structure built to give support to the outside of a building or a wall. |
| clique |
a small, often aggressively exclusive group of friends or associates. |
| conclusive |
serving to reach a final answer or decision, or to settle. |
| consecrate |
to commit or devote to some goal or service. |
| dirge |
a song or hymn for a funeral or memorial for the dead. |
| discourse |
verbal communication; conversation. |
| discretion |
the freedom or authority to use one's own judgment. |
| flail |
to cause to move wildly. |
| gist |
the essential part or idea, as of an argument or written work. |
| imminent |
about to happen or likely to happen soon. |
| morbid |
in an unhealthy, gloomy mental state; preoccupied with sickness, abnormality, or death. |
| sully |
to make dirty or tarnished. |
| wrest |
to take away with, or as if with, a twist or pull. |