Ap Lang Unit 7 Vocab

accolade

(n.) praise or approval; a ceremonial embrace or greeting

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

bromide

(n.) a trite or commonplace remark; a tiresome or boring person; a sedative

chauvinist

(adj.) extravagantly patriotic; blindly devoted to a cause; (n.) such a person

chronic

(adj.) continuing over a long period of time or recurring often

expound

(v.) to explain in detail

factionalism

(n.) party strife and intrigue

immaculate

(adj.) spotless; without blemish or fault

imprecation

(n.) a curse; the act of cursing

ineluctable

(adj.) not able to be avoided, changed, or overcome

mercurial

(adj.) characterized by rapid and unpredictable changes of mood; fickle or inconstant

palliate

(v.) to make less serious or severe by glossing over; to relieve without actually curing, mitigate

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

resplendent

(adj.) shining or gleaming brilliantly; splendid or magnificent

stigmatize

(v.) to brand or mark as in some way discreditable, disgraceful, or ignominious

sub rosa

(adv.) in secret; confidentially; privately; (adj.) secretive

vainglory

(n.) excessive pride in and boastfulness about one's own accomplishments or qualities; a vain show or display

vestige

(n.) a trace or visible evidence of something that once existed but now is lost or vanished

volition

(n.) the power to choose, will, or decide; the act of choosing, willing, or deciding