accolade - noun a
tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
Ex.
Her great achievement in film has earned her many accolades even an academy award.
acerbity - noun a sharp sour taste; a sharp bitterness; a rough and bitter manner
Ex. His acerbity was shown through the sharpness of her eyes.
acerbity - noun a sharp sour taste; a sharp bitterness; a rough and bitter manner
Ex. His acerbity was shown through the sharpness of her eyes.
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
Ex.
Due to the difficulty of the work involved, the factory had a high rate of
attrition among its employees
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
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
Ex. The halogens
may be sometimes detected by fusing with lime, and testing the solution for a bromide,
chloride and iodide in the usual way.
chauvinist - noun an extreme bellicose nationalist; a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind
chauvinist - noun an extreme bellicose nationalist; a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind
Ex.
Many of the most hated people on world are chauvinist.
chronic - adj. being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
chronic - adj. being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
Ex.
There is a chronic failure of leadership, whether by civilian
politicians or the army.
expound - verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; state
expound - verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; state
Ex.
The student needed to expound in this presentation in order for an A.
factionalism - noun the state or quality of being partisan or self-interested
factionalism - noun the state or quality of being partisan or self-interested
Ex.
The man with factionalism was consider an outsider amongst all people.
immaculate - adj. completely neat and clean; free from stain or blemish; without fault or error
immaculate - adj. completely neat and clean; free from stain or blemish; without fault or error
Ex.
When the kids were told that there will be guests coming to their house, they immaculated their rooms at its finest.
imprecation - noun the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); a slanderous accusation
imprecation - noun the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); a slanderous accusation
Ex.
The teacher gave an unexpected imprecation to the students, which led to massive complaints.
ineluctable - adj. impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"
Ex. Fact is that electronic social integration is ineluctable.
ineluctable - adj. impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"
Ex. Fact is that electronic social integration is 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
Ex.
She's very mercurial and emotes before thinking, while I'm the
opposite.
palliate - verb provide physical relief, as from pain; lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
palliate - verb provide physical relief, as from pain; lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
Ex.
The primary goal is to help the patient and cure or palliate the
disease.
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
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
Ex.
When the late arrival entered, the protocol was to take one's
seat quietly and without comment.
resplendent - adj. having great beauty and splendor
resplendent - adj. having great beauty and splendor
Ex.
Fresh from the shower, mirror-primped, stepped my heroine resplendent in
her new friend's housecoat.
stigmatize - verb mark with a stigma or stigmata; to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
stigmatize - verb mark with a stigma or stigmata; to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
Ex.
To succeed, a program for producing mid-level industrial engineers here
couldn't stigmatize the program.
sub
rosa - adj. happening
or done in secret
Ex. CIA is a committee where operates sub rosa.
Ex. CIA is a committee where operates sub rosa.
vainglory - noun outspoken
conceit
Ex.
Let us not be misled by vainglory into underestimating the
strain it will put on our powers.
vestige - noun an indication that something has been present
vestige - noun an indication that something has been present
Ex.
There were no hereditary or formally elected chiefs, nor was there any vestige of
monarchy.
volition - noun the act of making a choice; the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
volition - noun the act of making a choice; the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
Ex.
Yet this primordial creative nature is endowed with volition with
regard to its own development.
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