Accolade - any award, honor, or laudatory notice
He received an accolade for his exceptional work
Acerbity - roughness or harshness
She asserted her dominance with acerbity
Attrition - wearing away
The mountainside began to attrition from the river
Bromide - a platitude or trite saying
That man was full of bromide.
Chauvinist - someone who has biased devotion to a group such as a military group
The chauvinist strongly argued his devotion to the US Army
Chronic - constant; habitual
The pattern was very constant and chronic.
Expound - to explain, interpret
The teacher expounded all the questions the students had
Factionalism - a faction or functions
The factionalism was created for all the brilliant young minds of the century.
Immaculate - free from flaw, stain or blemish
The new car was perfect because it was immaculate.
Imprecation - a curse, malediction
The witch but an imprecation on the lonely human.
Ineluctable - incapable of being evaded
Oxygen is an ineluctable source on the earth
Mercurial - animated, lively
The TV show was mercurial and funny
Palliate - to relieve or lessen without curing
Although he was in pain they were only able to palliate his injuries.
Protocol - customs dealing with etiquette
It was protocol to check all the boxes before the start of the day.
Resplendent - shining brilliantly
The valedictorian was resplendent in front of his class.
Stigmatize - to set mark of disgrace or infamy upon
The villain was stigmatized for his villainy upon the town.
Sub Rosa - confidently; secretly, private
The man showed up to his job interview with much sub rosa.
Vainglory - excessive elation or pride
The overly cocky hero was filled with vainglory.
Vestige - mark, trace of something that is no longer in existence
Although the man was gone there was a slight vestige of a smell left.
Volition - act of willing, choosing or resolving
The man was in volition to do the job.
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