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| accolade | (n.) praise or approval; a ceremonial embrace or greeting. SYN: kudos, acclaim, cheers, plaudits. ANT: boos, disapproval, censure, criticism |
| acerbity | (n.) sourness or bitterness of taste; harshness or severity of manner or expression |
| attrition | (n.) the process of wearing down by friction or gradual impairment. SYN: abraison, erosion, exhaustion, reduction. ANT: augmentation, proliferation, enlargement |
| bromide | (n.) a trite or commonplace remark; a tiresome or boring person; a sedative. SYN: cliche, platitiude |
| chauvinist | (adj.) extravagantly patriotic; blindly devoted to a cause; (n.) such a person. SYN: (n.) superpatriot, flag-waver, jingoist |
| chronic | (adj.) continuing over a long period of time or recurring often. SYN: recurrent, persistent, inveterate, habitual. ANT: transitory, transient, sporadic |
| expound | (v.) to explain in detail. SYN: elucidate, explicate, delineate |
| factionalism | (n.) party strife and intrigue. SYN: infighting, disension. ANT: unanimity, harmony, agreement, consensus |
| immaculate | (adj.) spotless; without blemish or fault. SYN: unsoiled, impeccable. ANT: blemished, tarnished, stained, sullied |
| imprecation | (n.) a curse; the act of cursing. SYN: execration, malediction. ANT: blessing, benediction |
| ineluctable | (adj.) not able to be avoided, changed, or overcome. SYN: unavoidable, inescapable, inevitable. ANT: avoidable, escapable, reversible, revocable |
| mercurial | (adj.) characterized by rapid and unpredictable changes of mood; fickle or inconstant. SYN: erratic, flighty, capricious, volatile. ANT: phlegmatic, sluggish, constant, steady |
| palliate | (v.) to make less serious or severe by glossing over; to relieve without actually curing, mitigate. SYN: alleviate, extenuate. ANT: intensify, magnify, aggravate |
| protocol | (n.) customs and regulations dealing with official behavior and etiquette, as in a court or among diplomats; a type of international agreement; a memorandum, official account, or record. SYN: code of conduct, minutes |
| resplendent | (adj.) shining or gleaming brilliantly; splendid or magnificent. SYN: radiant, dazzling, glorious. ANT: dull, drab, lusterless |
| stigmatize | (v.) to brand or mark as in some way discreditable, disgraceful, or ignominious. SYN: sully, taint, disgrace. ANT: whitewash, laud, extol |
| sub rosa | (adv.) in secret; confidentially; privately; (adj.) secretive. SYN: (adv.) secretly, covertly, stealthily, furtively. ANT: (adv.) overtly, openly |
| vainglory | (n.) excessive pride in and boastfulness about one's own accomplishments or qualities; a vain show or display. SYN: vanity, conceit, swagger, pretentiousness. ANT: humility, modesty, diffidence |
| vestige | (n.) a trace or visible evidence of something that once existed by now is lost or vanished. SYN: artifact, relic, remains |
| volition | (n.) the power to choose, will, or decide; the act of choosing, willing, or deciding. SYN: free will, choice. ANT: coercion, compulsion, duress |
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