| accolade |
an expression or mark of approval; honor; award. |
| alienate |
to cause to become unfriendly or averse; estrange. |
| avid |
having or showing great enthusiasm. |
| delicacy |
something delightful or rare, especially food. |
| elegy |
a sorrowful or mournful poem or musical composition, especially a lament for the dead. |
| inconsistency |
an instance of contradiction or illogic. |
| ornamentation |
decoration; embellishment. |
| philosophy |
the study of the nature of life, truth, knowledge, and other important human matters, |
| protean |
easily changing form or character; variable or versatile. |
| refraction |
the bending of rays or waves of light, heat, sound, or the like when passed obliquely from one medium to another with a different rate of transmission. |
| repertory |
a stock of skills, talents, or performing pieces; repertoire. |
| replete |
well-supplied; full (usually followed by "with"). |
| scrimmage |
a vigorous struggle; scuffle. |
| shard |
a piece of a broken object, especially a fragment of pottery or glass. |
| stringent |
rigorous or exacting; strict. |