Vocab H13

Question 1

accolade

Answer 1

(n.) praise or approval; a ceremonial embrace or greeting

Question 2

acerbity

Answer 2

(n. ) sourness or bitterness of taste; harshness or severity of manner or expression
syn: asperity

Question 3

attrition

Answer 3

(n.) the process of wearing down by friction or gradual impairment

Question 4

bromide

Answer 4

(n. ) a trite or commonplace remark; a tiresome or boring person; a sedative
syn: jingoist

Question 5

chauvinist

Answer 5

(adj.) extravagantly patriotic; blindly devoted to a cause; (n.) such a person

Question 6

chronic

Answer 6

(adj.) continuing over a long period of time or recurring often

Question 7

expound

Answer 7

(v. ) to explain in detail

syn: elucidate

Question 8

factionalism

Answer 8

(n.) party strife and intrigue

Question 9

immaculate

Answer 9

(adj. ) spotless; without blemish or fault
syn: impeccable
ant: sullied

Question 10

imprecation

Answer 10

(n.) a curse; the act of cursing

Question 11

ineluctable

Answer 11

(adj. ) not able to be avoided, changed, or overcome

syn: inevitable

Question 12

mercurial

Answer 12

(adj. ) characterized by rapid and unpredictable changes of mood; fickle or inconstant
syn: capricious, volatile
ant: phlegmatic

Question 13

palliate

Answer 13

(v. ) to make less serious or severe by glossing over; to relieve without actually curing, mitigate
syn: alleviate

Question 14

protocol

Answer 14

(n.) customs and regulations dealing with official behavior and etiquette, as in court or among diplomats; a type of international agreement; a memorandum, official account, or record

Question 15

resplendent

Answer 15

(adj.) shining or gleaming brilliantly; splendid or magnificent

Question 16

stigmatize

Answer 16

(v. ) to brand or mark as in some way discreditable, disgraceful, or ignominious
ant: laud

Question 17

sub rosa

Answer 17

(adv.) in secret; confidentially; privately; (adj.) secretive

Question 18

vainglory

Answer 18

(n.) excessive pride in and boastfulness about one’s own accomplishments or qualities; a vain show or display

Question 19

vestige

Answer 19

(n.) a trace or visible evidence of something that once existed but now is lost or vanished

Question 20

volition

Answer 20

(n. ) the power to choose, will, or decide; the act of choosing, willing, or deciding
ant: coercion