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Vocab Level H(13&14)
Stack #26291
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| accolade | praise or approval |
| acerbity | harshness or severe |
| attrition | the process of wearing down |
| bromide | a trite or commonplace remark |
| chauvinist | extravagantly patriotic |
| chronic | continuing over a long period of time |
| expound | to explain in detail |
| fractionalism | party strife and intrigue |
| immaculate | spotless, without blemish or fault |
| impercation | a curse, the act or cursing |
| ineluctable | not able to be avoide |
| mercurial | characterized by rapid and unperdictable changes |
| palliate | to make less serious, mitigate |
| protocol | customs and regulations |
| resplendent | shining or gleeming brillently |
| stigmatize | to brand or mark |
| sub rosa | in secret |
| vainglory | excessive pride and boastfulness |
| vestige | a trace of something at once exsisted |
| volition | the power to choose |
| accoutrements | accessories |
| apogee | highest point |
| apropos | appropriate, oppertune |
| bicker | to engage in petty or peevish dispute |
| coalesce | to blend together |
| contretemps | an inoppertune or embarrassing occurance |
| convolution | rolling up coiling, twisting together |
| cull | to pick out or select, to collect |
| disparate | completely distinct or different |
| dogmatic | certian of the truth of one's ideas |
| licentious | morally or sexually unrestrained |
| mete | to distribute |
| noxious | harmful to physical health or morals |
| polemic | an aggressive attack |
| populous | full of people |
| probity | complete and confirmed honesty |
| repartee | a swift, witty reply |
| supervene | to take place or occur as something additional or unexpected |
| truncate | to shorten by cutting off |
| unimpeachable | beyond doubt, unquestionable |