Accolade- any award,
honor, or laudatory notice
The play received
accolades from the press.
Acerbity- sourness, with roughness or
astringency of taste
The apple had a
certain Acerbity to it.
Attrition- a wearing down or weakening of
resistance, especially as a result of continuous pressure or harassment
The enemy surrounded
the town and conducted a war of attrition.
Bromide- a person who is platitudinous and
boring.
Although brilliant in
his intellect Dr. John. D. Stulenworth was quite bromide in his speeches.
Chauvinist- a person who is aggressively
and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory.
Most of the
southerners are chauvinist to the USA.
Chronic- constant; habitual; inveterate
Jimmy was dying of a
chronic illness.
Expound- to set forth or state in detail
I had to expound my
theories in my dissertation.
Factionalism- self-interested; partisan
Factional interests had obstructed justice.
Immaculate- free from fault or flaw; free
from errors:
He wrote an immaculate
text.
Imprecation- a curse; malediction.
Some feel that they
are plagued by imprecation.
Ineluctable- incapable of being evaded; inescapable
An ineluctable
destiny.
Mercurial- changeable; volatile; fickle;
flighty; erratic
If you have mercurial
nature you many have many friends.
Palliate- to relieve or lessen without
curing; mitigate; alleviate.
Many try the palliate
the load on the world.
Protocol- the customs and regulations
dealing with diplomatic formality, precedence, and etiquette.
In life we have to
follow a certain protocol in all our actions.
Resplendent- shining brilliantly;
gleaming; splendid:
Troops resplendent in white uniforms.
Stigmatize- to set some mark of disgrace
or infamy upon
The crime of the
father stigmatized the whole family.
Sub Rosa- confidentially; secretly;
privately.
The worst thing you
have ever heard is sub rosa.
Vainglory- excessive elation or pride over
one's own achievements, abilities, etc.; boastful vanity.
Vestige- a mark, trace, or visible
evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence:
A few columns were the
last vestiges of a Greek temple.
Volition- the act of willing, choosing, or
resolving; exercise of willing
She left of her own
volition.
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