BET bestows accolades to African Americans in the entertainment industry.
acerbity: harsh or roughness of taste.
She became aware that the food was expired due to its acerbity and foul smell.
attrition: a reduction or decrease in numbers, size or strength.
The graduating class suffered attrition due to massive amount of student failures.
chauvinist: a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic.
My family has come in contact with a few chauvinistic cops in their pasts.
chronic: constant and recurring.
I'm suffering from chronic laziness.
expound: to explain.
She expounded her opinion in great detail.
factionalism:
immaculate: free from moral blemish or impurity.
It's rare to meet someone who is immaculate from the worlds sins.
imprecation: a spoken curse.
Witches are known for casting imprecations.
ineluctable: unavoidable.
Making mistakes is ineluctable.
mercurial: changeable.
Mistakes are mercurial if written in pencil.
palliate: to relieve or lessen without curing;alleviate.
Cold medications palliate cold symptoms.
protocol: customs and regulations; etiquette.
Managers go over company protocol with new employees.
resplendent: gleaming; shining brilliantly.
Many pregnant women have a resplendent radiance during their pregnancy.
stigmatize: to set some mark of disgrace; to mark or brand.
Companies often stigmatize their products so that they will sell better.
sub rosa: confidentially; secretly.
Passing notes is supposed to be done sub rosa.
vainglory: excessive pride over ones achievements.
After receiving many awards, she presented herself with a strong vainglory.
vestige: a mark or trace; visible evidence of something no longer present.
The young girl left a vestige of cookie crumbs after she devoured the sweets
volition: the act of willing, choosing or resolving.
She was rewarded with an allowance for her volition in doing her chores.
Obsequious: overly obedient.
The class pet was known to be obsequious for the teacher.
Beatitude: supreme happiness.
Good food fills my mood with pure beatitude and joy.
Bete Noire: a person or thing especially disliked or dreaded.
The SAT is known to be Bete Noire in high schools.
Bode: an omen.
Black cats are considered to be bad bodes.
Dank: humid.
The weather had been hot and dank lately.
Ecumenical: the whole Christian church.
The Holy Bible is an ecumenical object used throughout Christianity.
Fervid: burning; glowing; intensely hot.
The fervid fire was warm and bright during the bonfire.
Fetid: Having an offensive odor.
He rolled the windows down in hope to rid his car of his fetid smell.
Gargantuan: gigantic; enormous.
Anacondas are gargantuan snakes.
Heyday:The stage or period of greatest strength or success.
Incubus: a nightmare.
I had an incubus of the zombie apocalypse
Infrastructure: basic structure needed for a system or organization.
America is known for its strong infrastructure.
Inveigle: to entice or lure by flattery.
He won her heart by using excessive inveigle and over the top compliments.
Kudos: glory or praise.
We give kudos to our soldiers in my government class.
Lagniappe: Gratuity or tip.
I would like to work as a waitress part time in order to receive lagniappe.
Prolix: tedious length.
AP English books seem to be boring a prolix.
Protege: A person under the guidance and care of a mentor.
She had to train as a protege before she could inherit the company.
Prototype: Original or model on which something is based from.
The IOS7 prototype was leaked during the summer before its release.
Sycophant: self-seeking in order to gain an advantage.
It's common for competitors to become sycophants in order to win.
Tautology: Unnecessary repetition of an idea. Saying somthing twice with different words.
It's not uncommon for people to use tautology in order to get their point across.
Truckle: To submit, suck up.
A lot of students attempt to truckle to the teachers for extra credit.
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