VOCAB LIST #3

accolade	noun a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
acerbity	noun a sharp sour taste; a sharp bitterness; a rough and bitter manner
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
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
chauvinist	noun an extreme bellicose nationalist; a person with a prejudiced belief in the superiority of his or her own kind
chronic	adj. being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
expound	verb add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; state
immaculate	adj. completely neat and clean; free from stain or blemish; without fault or error
imprecation	noun the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); a slanderous accusation
ineluctable	adj. impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"
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
palliate	verb provide physical relief, as from pain; lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
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
resplendent	adj. having great beauty and splendor
stigmatize	verb mark with a stigma or stigmata; to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
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
rosa	noun large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
vainglory	noun outspoken conceit
vestige	noun an indication that something has been present
volition	noun the act of making a choice; the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention