Vocab #4

Accolade- An award or honor

"He has received an accolade for his research in medicine."

Acerbity- Harshness or severity

"He was showing much acerbity when he told the student how bad he did on his test."

Attrition- A decrease in numbers, or size

"Sales of watches have gone through an attrition since people have clocks on their phone."

Bromide- Someone who is boring

"The people at the party think he's quite bromide because he says quite uninteresting stories."

Chauvinist- One who is very patriotic

"He is quite the chauvinist, and goes all out on The 4th Of July."

Chronic- Constant, ongoing/continuing

"He's been having a history of chronic migraines for 3 years."

Expound- Explain or state in detail

"He had to expound to his friend the directions to the model airplane."

Factionalism- Being in part of a faction or location

"Factionalism was common in early politics."

Immaculate- Spotlessly clean

"Mom would not let friends come over unless the house was immaculate and presentable."

Imprecation- A curse

"Because he was a bad athlete, the school's soccer team was under an imprecation, and couldn't win."

Ineluctable- Incapable of being evaded

"Whenever he went in public, he was ineluctable of seeing friends and people he knew."

Mercurial- Animated, lively

"No one understood why he was so Mercurial even in the earliest of mornings."

Palliate- To relieve without curing

"Jim palliated Bob's sadness by telling him funny jokes."

Protocol- A first version, or rough draft

"The iPhone was only the protocol for the current age of smart phones."

Resplendent- Shining brilliant

"Danny was quite resplendent, and got a GPA of 4.6, and had straight A's."

Stigmatize- To set a mark or disgrace upon

"The murder the father committed stigmatized all of his family."

Sub Rosa- Secret or private

"The couple made their engagement sub rosa, and didn't announce it until 3 weeks later."

Vainglory- Excessive pride over one's achievement

"He was being very vainglory over his straight A's and bragged about it for 2 weeks."

Vestige- A mark or trace of something that is no longer present or in existence

"Fossils are a vestige of dinosaurs that roamed the earth many years ago."

Volition- A choice made by will

"She left home to move across the nation by her own volition."