1An ambitious or ruthlessly self-seeking person.
Arriviste
2A deep-seated feeling of aversion.
Antipathy
3A departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one
Aberration
4An award or privilege granted as a special honour or as an acknowledgement of merit ; or An expression of praise or admiration.
Accolade
5A bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate.
Bravado
6A bad-tempered or surly person.
Curmudgeon
7A person's face or facial expression ; or Support or approval.
Countenance
8Greed for money or possessions.
Cupidity
9Showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements.
Complacent
10A ruler or other person who holds absolute power, typically one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way.
Despot
11A formal pronouncement from an authoritative source ; or A short statement that expresses a general truth or principle.
Dictum
12The quality of being characterized by vigorous activity and progress ; or the quality of being energetic and positive in attitude.
Dynamism
13An indefinite and very long period of time.
Eon
14A feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness.
Euphoria
15A person sent as a diplomatic representative on a special mission.
Emissary
16A person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type ; or a summary of a written work ; an abstract.
Epitome
17An unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator ; a blunder.
Gaffe
18A place where something happens or is set, or that has particular events associated with it.
Locale
19A follower or underling of a powerful person, especially a servile or unimportant one.
Minion
20(In Christian theology) a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unrepentant person passes after death; complete and utter ruin.
Perdition
21The state of being very poor; extreme poverty.
Penury
22A feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight, especially to one's pride ; or arouse (interest or curiosity).
Pique
23(In ancient Rome) a commoner.
Plebeian
24The presence of something in only small or insufficient quantities or amounts.
Paucity
25A difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.
Predicament
26A state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation.
Quandary
27The most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.
Quintessence
28Act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil, in particular of reversing or stopping environmental damage.
Remediation
29The interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects.
Synergy
30The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
Serendipity