accolade - noun a
tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
acerbity - noun a
sharp sour taste; a sharp bitterness; a rough and
bitter manner
attrition - noun the
act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction; a
wearing down to weaken or destroy; sorrow for sin arising from fear
of damnation; the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to
water or wind or ice; erosion by friction
bromide - noun any
of the salts of hydrobromic acid; formerly used as a sedative but now generally
replaced by safer drugs; a trite or obvious remark
chauvinist - noun an
extreme bellicose nationalist; a person with a prejudiced belief in
the superiority of his or her own kind
chronic - adj. being
long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
expound - verb add
details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a
learned way, usually in writing;state
factionalism - adj. of
a faction or factions; self-interested
immaculate - adj. completely
neat and clean; free from stain or blemish; without
fault or error
imprecation - noun the
act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); a
slanderous accusation
ineluctable - adj. impossible
to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"
mercurial - adj. relating
to or containing or caused by mercury;relating to or having
characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to
the god Mercury; relating to or under the (astrological) influence
of the planet Mercury; liable to sudden unpredictable change
palliate - verb provide
physical relief, as from pain; lessen or to try to lessen the
seriousness or extent of
protocol - noun code
of correct conduct; forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by
diplomats and heads of state; (computer science) rules determining
the format and transmission of data
resplendent - adj. having
great beauty and splendor
stigmatize - verb mark
with a stigma or stigmata; to accuse or condemn or openly or
formally or brand as disgraceful
sub - noun a
submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes;a large sandwich made
of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and
tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in
different sections of the United States; verb be a
substitute
rosa - noun large
genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
vainglory - noun outspoken
conceit
vestige - noun an
indication that something has been present
volition - noun the
act of making a choice; the capability of conscious choice and
decision and intention
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