accolade: sign of praise,
public recognition. I was given accolade by my coach at the team banquet
factionalism: the existence of or conflict between groups within a larger group In religions, factionalism tends to occur
immaculate: absolutely clean, neat, and free from blemishes; faultless What an immaculate diamond
imprecation: oath or curse, act of curing somebody, swearing The mummy tomb had an imprecation carved into the stone
ineluctable: same as inescapable, cannot escape These tests are ineluctable
mercurial: lively, witty, fast-talking, and likely to do the unexpected; I love reading mercurial characters like Alaska and Margo
palliate: to reduce the intensity or severity of something; to make or attempt to make an offense seem less serious by providing excuses or mitigating evidence I palliated when my sister shouted in the library
protocol: etiquette of formal equations, code of conduct; international agreement This calls for a check in the protocol
resplendent: dazzling Gatsby is a resplendent character
stigmatize: transitive verb to label somebody or something as socially unacceptable; mark with stigma The class stigmatized the one kid in the back who asked, what they thought were, too many questions
sub rosa: in a secret or private way I write sub rosa
vainglory: excessive pride in or boastfulness about personal abilities or achievements; vain display My brother's athletic ability leads to vainglory
vestige: trace of something gone; the slightest amount; rudimentary body part The vestige of my pencil marking was faint since I had an awesome eraser
volition: the ability to make conscious choices or decisions Volition is a wonderful human trait that is used so often as I have come to the decision making part of my life
acerbity: bitterness or sharpness in
tone, taste, or manner. After losing the game, the player shook hands with acerbity.
attrition: loss of personnel,
wearing away of surface, weakening by persistent attack, sorrow for sin
bromide: unoriginal saying Don't use bromide in your personal statement
chauvinist: somebody with a sense of superiority, unreasoning patriot ever since she aced the last test she's been such a chauvinist
chronic: log-lasting, always present, habitual I have chronic stress
expound: to give a detailed
description and explanation of a theory or viewpoint or an explanation of the
meaning and implications of a written text We've been expounding Young Goodman Brown this weekchauvinist: somebody with a sense of superiority, unreasoning patriot ever since she aced the last test she's been such a chauvinist
chronic: log-lasting, always present, habitual I have chronic stress
factionalism: the existence of or conflict between groups within a larger group In religions, factionalism tends to occur
immaculate: absolutely clean, neat, and free from blemishes; faultless What an immaculate diamond
imprecation: oath or curse, act of curing somebody, swearing The mummy tomb had an imprecation carved into the stone
ineluctable: same as inescapable, cannot escape These tests are ineluctable
mercurial: lively, witty, fast-talking, and likely to do the unexpected; I love reading mercurial characters like Alaska and Margo
palliate: to reduce the intensity or severity of something; to make or attempt to make an offense seem less serious by providing excuses or mitigating evidence I palliated when my sister shouted in the library
protocol: etiquette of formal equations, code of conduct; international agreement This calls for a check in the protocol
resplendent: dazzling Gatsby is a resplendent character
stigmatize: transitive verb to label somebody or something as socially unacceptable; mark with stigma The class stigmatized the one kid in the back who asked, what they thought were, too many questions
sub rosa: in a secret or private way I write sub rosa
vainglory: excessive pride in or boastfulness about personal abilities or achievements; vain display My brother's athletic ability leads to vainglory
vestige: trace of something gone; the slightest amount; rudimentary body part The vestige of my pencil marking was faint since I had an awesome eraser
volition: the ability to make conscious choices or decisions Volition is a wonderful human trait that is used so often as I have come to the decision making part of my life
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