Accolade- something given to a person in order to praise or recognize the person or his accomplishment.
-The cashier was awarded the well earned accolade of employee of the month.
Acerbity- sourness of taste, character, or tone.
-My moms tone of voice had a sense of acerbity to it.
Attrition- wearing down or wasting away
-The old womans teeth started to rot due to natural attrition.
Bromide- a trite saying, platitude
-The teacher gave an example of a bromide
Chauvinist- unreasoning devotion to ones race,sex etc. with superiority over other races,sex, etc.
-Many people perceive other races to be chauvinist.
Chronic- something that lasts for a long time, keeps coming back or continues to happen.
-Asthma is a chronic disease that affects many people.
Expound-to explain further or in more detail
-When telling a story people tend to expound the topic to make it more realistic.
Factionalism- factional dissension, affiliations with a faction
-A school with factionalism within will not prevail as a number one school
Imprecation-the act for calling for evil or a curse on someone
-Witches are known for there imprecation.
Ineluctable-describes something that will definitely happen
-Although going to school is not something I ever want to do, it is an ineluctable act and cannot be avoided.
Mercurial-having qualities suggestive of the God Mercury
-Humans can be mercurial one minute calm the next minute crazy.
Palliate-make something less painful or unpleasant, to calm fears.
-Medicine is meant to paliate the sick body.
Protocol- rules and customs of a group or standard procedure
-At work we must follow the company's protocol.
Resplendent- full of splendor or dazzling
-The nail polish was resplendent .
Stigmatize-to make something seem bad or disgraceful
-We tend to stigmatize people for being different from others.
Sub rosa- secretly, privately, confidentially
-I asked students what they thought the meaning of sub rosa was.
Vainglory-extreme self-pride and boastfulness, vanity
-His vainglory about being quarter back on the football team made him unaware of his annoyace toward others.
Vestige-small amount of something or the last remaining part of something that no longer exists.
-The vestige amount of ice cream was fought over.
Volition-the act of using your will to make a conscious decision.
- Volition is something we should all try to practice.
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