VOCABULARY #3

accolade - noun a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

An accolade was presented to the brave soldier who rescued two captured American troops.
acerbity - noun a sharp sour taste; a sharp bitterness; a rough and bitter manner

Jane was sick from the acerbity of the overdue milk
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 attrition began to weigh in after lifting weights for an hour.
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 heads of students turned to see who had made such a bromide comment.
chauvinist - noun an extreme bellicose nationalist; a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind

Chauvinist consider no negotiations when it comes to their beliefs.
chronic - adj. being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering

The chronic disease resulted in a painful cry.
expound - verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; state

I asked the teacher to expound on the instructions given. 
factionalism - noun arguments or disputes between two or more small groups from within a large group 

  Factionalism cannot often be chaotic and displeasing to hear.

immaculate - adj. completely neat and clean;free from stain or blemish; without fault or error

The immaculate house reflected the tidy family. 
imprecation - noun the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); a slanderous accusation

The witch's imprecation towards the kind angered the citizens. 
ineluctable - adj. impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"

The consequences of commiting a crime are 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

Nike released a new like of mercurial soccer cleats.
palliate - verb provide physical relief, as from pain; lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of

The massage palliated my tense muscles.
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

The protocol when attending a formal meeting is not talking when the speaker is talking.
resplendent - adj. having great beauty and splendor

Her resplendent persona intrigued the audience. 
stigmatize - verb mark with a stigma or stigmata; to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful

The stern mother publicly stigmatized her son for stealing from a gas station. 
sub - noun a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes; a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States; verb be a substitute

Dr. Preston had to be subbed for the day because he was sick.
rosa - noun large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses

The rosa was a painful process.
vainglory - noun outspoken conceit

The vainglory of the haughty girl caused others to despise her.

vestige - noun an indication that something has been present

The footprint in the snow was a vestige that their was life in the storm.

volition - noun the act of making a choice; the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention

During the time of his volition, he pondered back and forth on what to do.