accolade: an award or privilege granted as a special honor or as an acknowledgment of merit
- The actor was given an accolade for his performance.
acerbity: sourness of taste, character, or tone
- Her acerbity was shown through the sharpness of her eyes.
attrition: a rubbing away or wearing down by friction
- When both sides were unable to advance, the war became a matter of attrition.
bromide: a trite and unoriginal idea or remark
-He included the bromide regarding the well-being of the men.
chauvinist: a person displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism
- The president is considered an chauvinist because of his pride for the United States.
chronic: pertaining to a long lasting medical condition
- She had a chronic medical condition that no doctor could solve.
expound: present and explain systematically and in detail
-I would like to expound further, but it seems unnecessary.
factionalism: conflict with an organization; internal dissension
- To avoid factionalism, he told her to take measures before the two groups arrived.
immaculate: perfectly neat, clean or tidy
- Her mom told her to make her room immaculate if she wanted to go to the party.
imprecation: a spoken curse
-The witch spoke imprecations as she worked.
ineluctable: unable to be resisted or avoided
- The math test on Friday is ineluctable.
mercurial: characterized by rapid and unpredictable changeableness of mood
- Everyone stayed away from the boy because his mood was mercurial.
palliate: make less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause
- The doctor gave the girl some medicine to palliate the pain but didn't cure her problem.
protocol: a detailed plan or layout
- We were told to follow the protocol in order to succeed in the class.
resplendent: attractive and impressive through being richly colorful or sumptuous
- Her room was filled with resplendent colors.
stigmatize: describe or regard as worthy of disgrace
- People stigmatize the word "tutor."
sub rosa: happening or done in secret
- The meeting was held sub rosa, because of its importance.
vainglory: inordinate pride in oneself or one's achievements
- No one liked the new kid because he came off sounding vainglorious.
vestige: a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists
- She showed no vestige of guilt at being caught cheating on the test.
volition: the faculty or power of using one's will
- He decided to enter rehab of his own free volition.
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