Tuesday, January 28, 2014

VOCAB #4 (EXPOS)


accolade: an award or privilege granted as a special honor or as an acknowledgement of merit

acerbity: sharp and forthright style of speaking

attrition: action or process of gradually reducing the strength or effectiveness of something through sustain attack or pressure.

bromide: a trite and unoriginal idea or remark, typically intended to placate

chauvinist: a person displaying excessive or prejudiced loyalty or support for a particular cause, group , or gender.

chronic: persisting for a long time or constantly recurring.

expound: present and explain an idea or theory in detail

factionalism: relating or belonging to a faction (a small organized group within a larger one)

immaculate: a person who is perfectly clean, neat, and tidy. Perfect.

imprecation: a spoken curse

ineluctable:unable to be resisted or avoided

mercurial: person who is subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind.

palliate: allay or moderate; disguise the seriousness  or gravity of an offense.

protocol: an official procedure or system of rules

resplendent: attractive and impressive though being richly colorful or sumptuous

stigmatize: described or Regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval

sub rosa: happening or done in secret

vainglory: inordinate pride in oneself or one's achievements; excessive vanity.

vestige: a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists

volition: the faculty or power of using one's will.