Vocabulary fall list 3

1. Accolade (noun): an award or privilege granted as a special honor or as an acknowledgment of merit.
As the dancer proceeded off the stage, the accolades from the audience were astounding.
2. Acerbity (noun): sourness, with roughness or astringency of taste.
The football coaches stringent regiments led the football players to a state of acerbity towards him.
3. Attrition (noun): a reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or strength.
As the county agency experienced a budget deficit, attrition occurred amongst staff levels.
4. Bromide (noun): a trite or obvious remark.
The counselors bromide was not helpful to the patient.
5. Chauvinist (noun): a person with a prejudiced belief in his own superiority.
The male chauvinist was arrogant around women and had an err of superiority.
6. Chronic (adjective):  being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering.
The chronic pain from the spreading cancer resulted in her eventual death.
7. Expound (verb): add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing.
The author expounded to his last draft, which made the editing process much longer.
8. Factionalism (adjective): self-interested; partisan.
The congressmen's campaign speech resounded of factionalism.
9. Immaculate (adjective): completely neat and clean.
After the cleaning ladies did their monthly routine, the house was immaculate.
10. Imprecation (noun): the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult).
The terrorists imprecation resulted in humility and torture to the victim.
11. Ineluctable (adjective): impossible to avoid or evade: " inescapable conclusion".
As they traveled across the continents the ineluctable Ebola virus was hard to escape.
12. Mercurial (adjective): liable to sudden unpredictable change.
The mercurial woman was subject to illness in the matter of seconds.
13. Palliate (verb): lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of.
When the medical responders arrived at the scene, they attempted to palliate the situation.
14. Protocol (noun): forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state.
The Gala Affair was stringent with protocol throughout the evening.
15. Resplendent (adjective): having great beauty and splendor.
The evening moon was abundant with resplendent views.
16. Stigmatize (verb): to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful.
The prejudice police officer stigmatized the African American inappropriately.
17. Sub Rosa (adverb): in secret or covertly.
The men completed the mission in sub rosa.
18. Vainglory (noun): outspoken conceit.
The rap star is known to be a significant vainglory.
19. Vestige (noun): an indication that something has been present.
As the family walked into the home of the diseased family member the vestige surrounded their every thought.
20. Volition (noun): the act of making a choice.
The volition of the political party was to vote in opposition to the congressional bill.