Ex: My mom gave me an accolade to go to the beach with friends.
2. acerbity - noun a sharp sour taste; a sharp bitterness; a rough and bitter manner
2. acerbity - noun a sharp sour taste; a sharp bitterness; a rough and bitter manner
Ex: A lemon is known to be very acerbic.
3. 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
3. 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: Attrition causes an exothermic reaction.
4. 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
4. 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: Bromide is a very common element in Chemistry.
5. chauvinist - noun an extreme bellicose nationalist; a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind
5. chauvinist - noun an extreme bellicose nationalist; a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind
Ex: An arrogant person is also known to be a chauvinist person.
6. chronic - adj. being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
6. chronic - adj. being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
Ex: Cancer causes chronic pain and depression.
7. expound - verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; state
7. 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: In literature, vocabulary expounds the meaning behind symbols in a novel.
8. factionalism- noun the existence of or conflict between groups within a larger group
8. factionalism- noun the existence of or conflict between groups within a larger group
Ex: Sports can cause factionalism between team mates.
9. immaculate - adj. completely neat and clean;free from stain or blemish; without fault or error
9. immaculate - adj. completely neat and clean;free from stain or blemish; without fault or error
Ex: Her room was always immaculate looking.
10. imprecation - noun the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); a slanderous accusation
10. imprecation - noun the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); a slanderous accusation
Ex: The bully was in detention because of his imprecations
11. ineluctable - adj. impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"
11. ineluctable - adj. impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"
Ex: Life is full of ineluctable obstacles.
12. 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
12. 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: Chemistry is full of scales that contain mercurial content.
13. palliate - verb provide physical relief, as from pain; lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
13. palliate - verb provide physical relief, as from pain; lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
Ex: A chiropractor has a goal to palliate his patient.
14. 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
14. 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: There is a different protocol for a fire and an earthquake.
15. resplendent - adj. having great beauty and splendor
15. resplendent - adj. having great beauty and splendor
Ex: A queen is known to have a very resplendent figure.
16. stigmatize - verb mark with a stigma or stigmata; to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
16. stigmatize - verb mark with a stigma or stigmata; to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
Ex: The teacher stigmatized the student for cheating.
17. sub - noun a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes; a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States; verb be a substitute
17. sub - noun a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes; a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States; verb be a substitute
Ex: When teachers are absent, a sub fills there space for the day.
18. rosa - noun large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
18. rosa - noun large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
Ex: The baby got hurt for playing in the rosas.
19. vainglory - noun outspoken conceit
19. vainglory - noun outspoken conceit
Ex: A leader is usually vainglory.
20. vestige - noun an indication that something has been present
20. vestige - noun an indication that something has been present
Ex: The cops believed that there was a robber because of the vestige left behind.
21. volition - noun the act of making a choice; the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
21. volition - noun the act of making a choice; the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
Ex: Volitions are made on a daily basis in everyone's life.
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