accolade

n

Anything done or given as a sign of great respect, approval, or appreciation

bibliophile

n

A person who loves or admires books

capricious

adj

Tending to change abruptly and without apparent reason; erratic; flighty

decorous

adj

Characterized by or showing good taste

emote

v

To act in an emotional or theatrical manner

fetid

adj

Having a bad smell, as of decay; stinking; putrid

aegis

n

Protection; sponsorship; auspices

hiatus

n

A break where a part is missing or lost; any gap or opening

implacable

adj

That cannot be appeased or pacified; relentless; inexorable

licentious

adj

Morally unrestrained, especially in sexual activity; lascivious

mawkish

adj

Sentimental in a weak, insipid way, so as to be nauseating

nirvana

n

Any place or condition of great peace or bliss

odious

adj

Disgusting; offensive; arousing or deserving hatred or loathing

pastiche

n

A jumbled mixture; a hodgepodge

recondite

adj

Beyond the grasp of the ordinary mind or understanding; profound

sartorial

adj

Of tailors or their work

truculent

adj

Fierce; cruel; savage; ferocious

atavistic

adj

Relating to some characteristic found in a remote ancestor but not in nearer ancestors

venial

adj

That may be forgiven; pardonable

churlish

adj

Surly; boorish; miserly; stingy