VOCAB #6

(VOCAB 4 + 5=6)

accolade-any award, honor, or laudatory noticeThe group of young teenagers received an accolade for assisting in the community wide event in which they would do construction work around town for those who need.
acerbity-harshness or severity, as of temper or expression

• The mother had to contain her anger and her acerbity when her kids brought the running garden hose into the house.

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

• The young man had an attrition when he realized that bullying was not good at all.

bromide-a person who is platitudinous and boring

• The lecture about pencils was a bromide because everyone knows how to be safe with pencils.

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 man had a chronic routine in which he would wake up, brush his teeth, and eat the same thing every single day at their respective time.

expound-to explain; interpret

• The teacher had to expound the lecture in a different way so that her students can understand the topic at a more personal level.

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 car was in immaculate condition.

imprecation-a malediction; curse

• The old man made imprecation on the people who always walked on his grass

ineluctable-incapable of being evaded; inescapable

• Being cornered by hungry lions is ineluctable.

mercurial-animated; lively; sprightly; quick-witted

• The young teen was very mercurial at the launch of the new club.

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

• We all must palliate our stress levels in order to live a healthy life.

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

• Students must follow protocol to make sure that they will be accepted for the scholarship.

resplendent-shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid

• The assignments from the students were surprisingly resplendent because those students really didn't care about school, but when they realized how important school will be, the finally became motivated to work.

stigmatize-to mark with a stigma or brand

• All shirts are stigmatized before distributed.

sub rosa-confidentially; secretly; privately

• The meeting that would discuss employee salaries must be done sub rosa.

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

• He had much vainglory when he achieved straight A's this semester.

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

• The plaque for the tree was a vestige for the one who had much influence in the community park.

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

• You must have volition if you would like to make a difference in the world.

1. obsequious
1. characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning: 
2. servilely compliant or deferential
3. obedient; dutiful.
• One can be obsequious when they do whatever they are asked to do or not asked to do and take initiative to get it done without expecting anything in return.
2. beatitude
1. supreme blessedness; exalted happiness.
2. ( often initial capital letter ) any of the declarations of blessedness pronounced by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount.
• You will be granted a beatitude if you help others without expecting anything in return. (non-religious)
3. bete noire
1. a person or thing that one particularly dislikes or dreads
• Stepping up for your friends from bullies is really a bete noire.
4. bode
1. to be an omen of; portend: The news bodes evil days for him.
2. Archaic. to announce beforehand; predict.
• Making fun of other people bodes the same treatment to you in the future.
5. dank
1. unpleasantly moist or humid; damp and, often, chilly:
• The room seemed very dank especially because there was mold and it was dark.
6. ecumenical
1. general; universal.
2. pertaining to the whole Christian church.
3. promoting or fostering Christian unity throughout the world.
4. of or pertaining to a movement (ecumenical movement)  especially among Protestant groups since the 1800s, aimed at achieving universal Christian unity and church union through international interdenominational organizations that cooperate on matters of mutual concern.
5. interreligious or interdenominational
• The two churches came together and celebrated an ecumenical service together.
7. fervid
   1. heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc.: a fervid orator.
   2. burning; glowing; intensely hot.
   • The football team was very fervid at their games, especially the home games when all their friends are cheering them on.
8. fetid
1. having an offensive odor; stinking
• One has a fetid if they have not showered for more than 2 days.
9. gargantuan
1. gigantic; enormous; colossal
• The Washington Memorial is gargantuan.
10. heyday 
    1. the stage or period of greatest vigor, strength, success, etc.; prime
    2. Archaic. high spirits
    • The students had a heyday at the rally for the football game.
11. incubus
1. an imaginary demon or evil spirit supposed to descend upon sleeping persons, especially one fabled to have sexual intercourse with women during their sleep.
2.  a nightmare
3. something that weighs upon or oppresses one like a nightmare.
• One has an incubus when they are dealing with something terrifying.
12. infrastructure 
1. the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization.
2. the fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or area, as transportation and communication systems, power plants, and schools.
3. the military installations of a country.
• The infrastructure of this company is built on trust and communication.
13. inveigle 
    1. to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk or inducements (usually followed by into  )
    2. to acquire, win, or obtain by beguiling talk or methods (usually followed by from  or away  )
    • One can inveigle little kids into giving them their lunch money.
14. kudos
1. honor; glory; acclaim
• Much kudos to you for giving that great lecture on the elements of the new learning techniques.
15. lagniappe 
    1. a small gift given with a purchase to a customer, by way of compliment or for good measure; bonus.
    2. a gratuity or tip.
    3. an unexpected or indirect benefit
    • Waiters/waitresses receive lagniappes when they perform good customer service.
16. prolix 
    1. extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy.
    2. (of a person) given to speaking or writing at great or tedious length.
    • His essay was a prolix because he added information that did not connect with his thesis.
17. protege
1. a person under the patronage, protection, or care of someone interested in his or her career or welfare.
• Karen was Chef Rachel's protege at the restaurant because Karen assisted Chef Rachel in every prepared meal.
18. prototype 
1. the original or model on which something is based or formed.
2. someone or something that serves to illustrate the typical qualities of a class; model; exemplar: She is the prototype of a student activist.
3. something analogous to another thing of a later period: a Renaissance prototype of our modern public housing.
4. Biology . an archetype; a primitive form regarded as the basis of a group.
• The new movie was based on a protoype of a ride for the new theme park.
19. sycophant
1. a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite
• You will be a sycophant if you just flatter people just so you can be praised for flattering people.
20. tautology 
    1. needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in “widow woman.”
    2. an instance of such repetition.
    3. Logic.
    1. a compound propositional form all of whose instances are true, as “A or not A.”
    2. an instance of such a form, as “This candidate will win or will not win.”
    • Tautology is used all the time when it comes to always repeating something that isn't clear.
21. truckle
1. to submit or yield obsequiously or tamely (usually followed by to  )
• The young man was submitted to truckle when he knew he did something wrong.

Definitions are from dictionary.com! Sorry about the highlighting, the text format is not the same especially when I got the words and definitions from my past lists. The sentences are new though, but in order to achieve a uniform format, I needed to highlight everything and change the color of the text.