Vocab List and Sentences
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Accolade: any award
The veteran was showered with
accolades.
Acerbity: sourness;
harshness or severity
If you eat a lemon, expect acerbity.
Attrition: a reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or strength
The castle was taken do to an
attrition of its standing army.
Bromide: a platitude
or trite saying.
Bromide is
actually a compound that has bromine in it,science.
Chauvinist: a person
who is aggressively and
blindly patriotic;
a person who believes one gender is superior
The only time I have ever heard
the word chauvinist is when a girl called this guy a chauvinist pig.
Chronic: constant; habitual
I would
refer to Dr Preston as chronic blogger.
Expound: to
explain
I hope I don’t have to expound any definitions anytime soon…
Factionalism: selfintrested; partisan
The definition of factionalism
is exactly what you would think it was.
Immaculate: free
from fault or flaw
The taj mahal is immaculate.
Imprecation: curseing
I think its not a big deal when teachers imprecate.
Ineluctable: incapable of being evaded
Jakes stalker was ineluctable.
Mercurial: changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic
Bella from twilight is sometimes referered to as sleazy but
really is mercurial.
Palliate: to try to mitigate or conceal the gravity of (an offense) by excuses, apologies, etc
After I accidently insulted the cop, I attempted to palliate
the situation so I wouldn’t get a ticket.
Protocol: the customs
and regulations dealing
with diplomatic formality, precedence, and etiquette.
The diplomat had to memorize the protocol.
Resplendent: shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid
The knight gallantly rode into
battle in his resplendent armor.
The witch was stigmatized and
exiled.
sub rosa: confidentially; secretly;
privately.
Lawyers legally have to keep sub rosa.
Vainglory: excessive elation
or pride over
one's own achievements, abilities, etc.; boastful vanity.
Some might say giving out participation awards will lead to
vainglory.
Vestige: a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence
Archeoligist look for vestiges
when working.
Volition: the
act of willing, choosing, or resolving
He finally quit being stubborn and did his work on his own
volition.
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