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Accolade
Definition: praise and approval:Examples: He's been granted the ultimate accolade - his face on a postage stamp.
Her approval was the highest accolade he could receive.
Citation: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press
Hyperlink: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/accoladeCapricious
Definition: changing mood or behavior suddenly and unexpectedly.Examples: a capricious child.
He was a cruel and capricious tyrant.
Citation: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press
Hyperlink: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/capricious- Equivocate
Definition: 1: to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive.2: to avoid committing oneself in what one says.
Citation: Lettie Teague, WSJ, "The Surprising Truth About the Price of Rosé," 24 May 2018
Hyperlink: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equivocate Infinitesimal
Definition: 1: immeasurably or incalculably small
an infinitesimal difference.
2: taking on values arbitrarily close to but greater than zero.
Citation: Peter Kafka, Recode, "Here’s what HBO’s new boss really said about the company’s plans under AT&T," 10 July 2018
Hyperlink: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infinitesimalOstentatious
Definition: too obviously showing your money, possessions, or power, in an attempt to make other people notice and admire you.Example: They criticized the ostentatious lifestyle of their leaders.
an ostentatious gesture/manner.
Citation: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press
Hyperlink: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/ostentatious