Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Vocab #4

Accolade- noun: an award or privilege 
Acerbity- noun: sharp
Attrition- noun: action of gradually reducing in size
Bromide- noun: unoriginal remark or idea  
Chauvinists- noun: a person who believes one gender is superior to to the other
Chronic- adjective: constant
Expound- verb: to explain or interpret 
Factionalism- noun: relating or belonging to a faction
Immaculate- adj: perfectly clean or neat
Imprecation- noun: a spoken curse
Ineluctable- adj: unable to be avoided
Mercurial- adj: sudden change in mood or mind
Palliate- verb: make less severe
Resplendent- adj: impressively colorful
Stigmatize- verb: regard as worthy of disgrace
Sub Rosa- noun: confidently, secretly
Vainglory- noun: excessive vanity
Vestige- noun: trace or visible evidence
Volition- noun: power of using one's will

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