VOCAB #4

accolade-any award, honor, or laudatory notice


The group of young teenagers received an accolade for helping save the community park from becoming the new highway.


acerbity-harshness or severity, as of temper or expression


The mother had to contain her anger and her acerbity when her kids spilled chocolate milk all over the car.


attrition-a wearing down or weakening of resistance, especially as a result of continuous pressure or harassment



The young couple experienced an attrition when they constantly kept fighting.


bromide-a person who is platitudinous and boring


The man was a bromide because he told the same story over and over again which caused the boredom level to rise up in the room.


chauvinist-a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory; a person who believes one gender is superior to the other


The man was a chauvinist because he thought men can do all things better than women.


chronic-constant; habitual; inveterate


The young teen had a chronic routine that he never went away from.


expound-to explain; interpret


The tutor had to expound to his student the way the math problem should be worked out.


factionalism- of a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like

The factionalism of the group brought much awkwardness to the original group because it was as if the group was made in a group.


immaculate-free from fault or flaw; free from errors


The brand new 80" television was in immaculate condition when we bought it.


imprecation-a malediction; curse


The witch made an imprecation on the people who messed up her front yard decorations for Halloween.


ineluctable-incapable of being evaded; inescapable


The elevator car was nearly ineluctable when the power shut off and there was no where to find an evacuation exit.


mercurial-animated; lively; sprightly; quick-witted


The young teen was very mercurial in her brand new job because she was excited for being on there on her first day.


palliate-to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate


The woman had to find a way to palliate her headache without taking any pills.


protocol-the customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality, precedence, and etiquette


The agents must follow protocol in order to not be fined or terminated from they have done.

resplendent-shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid


The essay was surprisingly resplendent because the student who wrote the essay never wrote with much motivation before; it is the greatest work that they have ever done so far in essays.


stigmatize-to mark with a stigma or brand


The cows had to be stigmatized so they will not be confused with the other cows of the different farm.


sub rosa-confidentially; secretly; privately


The meeting was done sub rosa because they were planning for the organization's 140th anniversary.


vainglory-excessive elation or pride over one's own achievements, abilities, etc.; boastful vanity


His parents had much vainglory when they boasted about his 5.0 GPA with everyone they saw and/or met.


vestige-a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence


The old man left a vestige before he died that represented his presence.


volition-the act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing


Everyone must have volition in order to be open-minded on many things.