Accolade (noun) [akuh-leyd]

an expression of approval; praise

E.g. The actor received many accolades for his performance.

Allusion (noun) Ambivalence (noun) Ambivalence (noun)

indirect reference
E.g. Our literature teacher made an allusion to Shakespeare yesterday.

uncertainty; having 'mixed' feelings unable to decide; uncertainty/ having mixed feelings as to which approach to follow

E.g. The girl was feeling some ambivalence when she ha to choose between the two jobs.

Analogy (noun) Anecdote (noun) [anik-doht]

Comparison
E.g. Do you see the analogy between the heart and a pump?

short account of something interesting unusual; not fitting the pattern

E.g. Researchers could not explain the anomalous test results.

E.g. He told us all sorts of humorous anecdotes about hi childhood.

Anomalous (adj.) [uhnom-uh-luhs]

Apparition (noun) Aspersion (noun) Belligerence (noun)

ghost; something that 'appears' negative/ damaging remark

It is painful to have aspersion made on your character by someone who was once close to you.

E.g. My eccentric neighbour claimed to have photographed an apparition in her very own house.

aggression
E.g. We must understand that belligerence, aggressiveness and causing major inconvenience to the public will quickly erode sympathy and support.

Bombastic (noun)

too elaborate; exaggerated

E.g. Her mum went on a bombastic rant after she missed her curfew.

Candid (adj.)

truthful
E.g. She gave us her candid opinion on the matter.

Capricious (noun) Cherish (noun) Cliche (noun) Conception (noun) Convoluted (adj.)

changeable; fickle
E.g. The court ruled that the punishment was arbitrary and capricious.

cared for; firmly-held

E.g. These memories of you I will always cherish in my heart, never to perish.

over-used (trite) expression

E.g. The macho policeman of Hollywood movies has become a clich.

1. idea; view. 2. beginning of pregnancy

E.g. They have a clear conception of how the process works.

complicated or long-winded E.g. The speaker gave a convoluted explanation that left the listeners
even more confused than they were before.

Credence (noun) Cryptic (adj.)

belief
E.g. The theory is gaining credence among scientists.

Hidden E.g. His instructions were cryptic. He said only to wait until we felt
certain the answer was clear.

Currency (noun) Decorous (adj.)

1. widespread acceptance, 2. money

E.g. I'm not sure about the accuracy and currency of their information.

good and correct (used of behavior) E.g. We were asked to be on our most decorous behavior at the forma
event.

Denunciation (v. with obj.)

act of speaking out against E.g. The attack drew strong denunciations from leaders around the

world.

Derailed (noun)

thrown off course

E.g. The train was derailed by heavy snow.

* Can be used figuratively as well

Derivative

(typically of an artist or work of art) imitative of the work of another person, and usually disapproved of fo that reason
E.g. The artist is not in the slightest bit derivative.

Despotic Detritus Diaphanous Dictum Dilettante Disdained Dispassionate Dowager Dubious Egalitarian Elicit Elliptical Epitomizes Equivocate Evasiveness Explicitly Hypothetical Iconoclast Idiosyncratic Imponderable

acting like a tyrant rubbish very thin and transparent often-used saying person who dabbles in the arts showed contempt for unbiased; fair an elderly woman of elevate social status doubtful equal; believer in equality draw out (used mainly for information or feelings) 1. shaped like an ellipse, 2. indirect acts as a typical example of speak ambiguously/ vaguely trying to avoid something very clear; nothing hidden based on guesswork; not proven person who goes against accepted authority quirky; unique to an individual cannot be understood

Indecorous Indigence Inept Inherent Intricate Irrefutable Jubilant Judicious Lament Loquacious Mendicancy Metaphorical Milieu Mitigated Nascent Nostalgia Obtrusive Orthographical Ossified Ostentatious Palpable Pastoral Pedestrian Perfidy Profligacy Prohibitive Prudence

not well-behaved; lacking in dignity extreme poverty clumsy inbuilt; genetic complicated cannot be proved wrong joyful fair and equal express regret over something talkative; using too many words begging not literal; figurative environment; surroundings made less severe just begun; in an early stage of development longing for the past easily seen concerned with writing and spelling become fixed and rigid showy can be felt 1. concerned with the countryside, 2. concerned with the care a pastor gives to someone 1. boring (adj), 2. person who walks (n) treachery; betrayal wasteful and immoral behavior very expensive wisdom; caution

Pugnacious Purveyor Resonance Respite Resurgence Sparse Stringent Succumbing Supercilious Tenacity Transcend Variegated Venerable Viable

aggressive one who sells something or causes something to spread echo break (from work etc.) revival thin; not thick strict giving in to; falling under the influence of arrogant firmness of purpose go beyond a limit multicolored worthy of respect workable; able to live or grow