accolade - noun a tangible symbol
signifying approval or distinction
“The sun is referred to as an
accolade.”
acerbity - noun a sharp sour taste; a sharp bitterness; a rough and bitter manner
“The warhead had acerbity taste.”
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
“The belt in my car needs to be
replaced because it attrified.”
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
“The doctor ordered a bromide
medication for the violent patient.”
chauvinist - noun an extreme bellicose nationalist; a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind
“The man had a chauvinist manner
about his peers.”
chronic - adj. being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
“The patient had chronic back pain.”
expound - verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; state
“The teacher expounded on the
definition to help out the troubled students.”
“The man had a factionalism manner.”
immaculate - adj. completely neat and clean; free from stain or blemish; without fault or error
“The student was immaculate before
his interview.”
imprecation - noun the act of calling
down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); a
slanderous accusation
“The witch cast a imprecation on the
town.”
ineluctable - adj. impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"
“The dungeon in the castle was
ineluctable.”
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
“The guliable student believed they
had bad luck because their horoscope was mercurial.”
palliate - verb provide physical relief, as from pain; lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
“After receiving a pain medication,
the patients pain palliated.”
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
“Protocol requires certain dress to
be worn at all times.”
resplendent - adj. having great beauty and splendor
“Princesses are said to be
resplendent.”
stigmatize - verb mark with a stigma or stigmata; to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
“The girl was stigmatized after her
drunken party night.”
sub rosa – adv. happening or done in secret.
“The
government works in sub rosa.”
vainglory - noun outspoken conceit
“The girls on my softball team are
vainglory.”
vestige - noun an indication that something has been present
“The footprint left in the dirt was
a vestige that the killer stood in the bushes and waited for the right time.”
volition - noun the act of making a choice; the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
“I
made a volition to eat at Taco Bell for dinner.”
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