Vocabulary Definitions

1. accolade- any award, honor or laudatory notice
 The student received an accolade for opening the door for a teacher rather then letting it slam in their face.

2. attrition- reduction, decrease in numbers, size or strength
Haven't really seen much of an attrition on the price of gas these past couple of years or so.

3. acerbity- harshness or severity, sourness.
The acerbity of the lemon caused her to spit out the piece she bit.

4. bromide- platitude or trite saying
My brothers personality seemed to be very bromide and bland.

5. chauvinist- a person aggressively and blindly patriotic,
My father's chauvinist attitude of our country might be a little to much.

6. chronic- constant
Our teacher has a chronic disorder of OCD.

7. expound- explain, state in detail.
 I had to expound my examples in my essay to receive the grade I aimed for.

8. factionalism- self-interested; partisan
In early territorial politics, factionalism and prejudice ruled the day.

9. immaculate- free from spit/stain, moral blemish/impurity.
My white clothes are always so immaculate until I get it dirty by the third time I wear it.

10. imprecation- cursing
My imprecation is to an extant were it has become my daily language.

11. ineluctable- incapable of being evaded; inescapable
Chance seemed to be ineluctable in the quantum world.

12. mercurial- changeable
 His mercurial personality has been an irritant to the teammates and coaches.

13. palliate- to relieve or lessen without curing, alleviate
The soldier had to palliate his burn wounds to relieve himself from the pain.

14. protocol- an original draft, record from a document (treaty)
The baseball league an in-game protocol designed to detect the players concussions.

15. resplendent- shining brilliantly, gleaming
My daughters smile is resplendent that she attracts all the little toddler boys.

16. stigmatize- to set some work of disgrace or infamy
The problem with ads is that they not unfairly stigmatize children or blame the parents.

17. sub rosa- confidentially
The presidents information is sub rosa that no one, not even his wife can know of it just yet.


18. vainglory- boastful, excessive elation or pride over one's own achievements.
In performing their funerals, they show no state in vainglory.

19. vestige- surviving evidence
It has tiny rounded ears and the mere vestige of  the tail.

20. volition- the power of willing, choice or decision made by will.
As he was finishing up, he took the flag down as his own volition.