Vocabulary #4

accolade: any award or honor notice.
Golden Warriors are accolades given out to recognize students with good grades.

acerbity: harsh or roughness of taste.
Her tone had a certain acerbity when the topic of bullying was brought up.

attrition: a reduction or decrease in numbers, size or strength.
There was an attrition of members in the school after the seniors graduated.

chauvinist: a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic.
I think Beowulf is a chauvinist when it comes to battle and retaining his glory.

chronic: constant and recurring.
Her cough became chronic when she left it untreated for two weeks

expound: to explain.
Sentences are used to better expound the definition of a word.

factionalism:

immaculate: free from moral blemish or impurity.
Some churches have purity ceremonies to encourage immaculate youths pledge to abstinence.

imprecation: a curse.
Witches used imprecations on their enemies.

ineluctable: unavoidable.
Making mistakes is ineluctable.

mercurial: changeable.
The mistakes on her essay were mercurial and easy to fix.

palliate: to relieve or lessen without curing;alleviate.
Apologies palliate but do not completely erase what has been done.

protocol:  customs and regulations; etiquette.
Texting in class is against school protocol.

resplendent: gleaming; shining brilliantly.
The brides expression was resplendent throughout the wedding.

stigmatize: to set some mark of disgrace; to mark or brand.
Her test was stigmatized due to her excessive mistakes.

sub rosa: confidentially; secretly.
My mom likes to speak to me sub rosa when I am in trouble.

vainglory: excessive pride over ones achievements.
My little sister tends to have vainglory whenever she gets praised for her good deeds.

vestige: a mark or trace; visible evidence of something no longer present.
Detectives search for vestiges in order to help solve crimes.

volition: the act of willing, choosing or resolving.
Cheaters are in volition of their wrong doings.