Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Vocab #4

Accoladenoun: an award or privilege 
Acerbitynoun: sharp
Attritionnoun: action of gradually reducing in size
Bromidenoun: unoriginal remark or idea  
Chauvinistsnoun: a person who believes one gender is superior to to the other
Chronicadjective: constant
Expoundverb: to explain or interpret 
Factionalismnoun: relating or belonging to a faction
Immaculateadj: perfectly clean or neat
Imprecationnoun: a spoken curse
Ineluctableadj: unable to be avoided
Mercurialadj: sudden change in mood or mind
Palliateverb: make less severe
Resplendentadj: impressively colorful
Stigmatizeverb: regard as worthy of disgrace
Sub Rosanoun: confidently, secretly
Vainglorynoun: excessive vanity
Vestigenoun: trace or visible evidence
Volitionnoun: power of using one's will

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