Vocab List #3

Accolade- sign of praise; public recognition

                Crosses in front of a church can an accolade of faith.

Acerbity- bitterness or sharpness in tone, taste or manner

                His acerbity towards her was so mean it made everyone question their relationship.

Attrition- loss of someone from a work force who are not replaced

                The attrition of the item was faded and old.

Bromide- a compound containing bromine and another element

                In chemistry we are to make a bromide containing silver.

Chauvinist- somebody with an excessive loyalty to a gender or group

                Only Wyglaf was chauvinist when he helped Beowulf defeat the dragon.

Chronic- long lasting pain or illness

                She has chronic back pain after lifting heavy objects.

Expound- a detailed description and explanation of a view point or theory

                The scientist wrote an expound on the way the earth revolves around the sun.

Factionalism-conflict between groups within a larger group

                When people do not have open minds we will always have factionalism is groups of people.

Immaculate- clean or neat

                The house looked immaculate after the housekeeper cleaned it.

Ineluctable- causalities of warfare

                It was an ineluctable event to miss.

Imprecation- an oath or curse

                The ancient imprecation was to awaken a mummy if anyone entered his tomb.

Mercurial- relating to the god or planet mercury

                In ancient time Mercurial was considered a god to help the people of roman times.

Palliate- to reduce the in intensity or severity of something

                He palliated his exercises after he passed out the last time.  

Protocol- the rules or convention of correct behavior on official or ceremonial occasions

                As a coach he protocol was to call the doctor after an athlete could not move his neck.

Resplendent- dazzling impressive appearance

                The resplendent couple walked into the dance and everyone stopped to stare.               

Stigmatize-to label somebody as socially unacceptable

                In high school many people are stigmatized on the way that they are.

Sub Rosa-in secret or private way

                He proposed to her a sub rosa way that no one would know.

Vainglory- excessive pride

                The team was excited with vainglory after winning CIF.

Vestige- trace of something that is gone

                The CSI members had a vestige trail to fine evidence but found nothing.

Volition- choosing or making decisions

                Her volition was which college to attend in the fall.