accolade:
any award, honor, or laudatory notice
acerbity:
sourness, with roughness or astringency of taste
attrition:
a reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or strength
bromide:
a person who is platitudinous and boring
chauvinist:
a person who is aggressively and blindly patriotic, especially one devoted to military glory
chronic: habitual
expound:
to set forth or state in detail
factionalism:
of a faction or factions
immaculate:
free from moral blemish or impurity; pure; undefiled
imprecation:
the act of imprecating; cursing
ineluctable:
incapable of being evaded; inescapable
mercurial:
animated; lively; sprightly; quick-witted
palliate:
to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate
protocol:
an agreement between states
resplendent:
shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid
stigmatize: to
mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation
sub rosa:
confidentially; secretly; privately
vainglory:
excessive elation or pride over one's own achievements,abilities, etc.; boastful vanity
vestige:
a very slight trace or amount of something
volition:the act of willing, choosing, or resolving
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