AP Lang Vocab Unit 7

Put pos in response like this {term} (adj)

accolade (n)

a special award or privilege granted as a special honor as an acknowledgement or merit

acerbity (n)

the sharpness or directness in speech

attrition (n)

the process of gradually reducing the strength or effectiveness of something or someone

bromide (n)

a trite or unoriginal idea or remark

chauvinist (n)

a person displaying excessive or prejudiced support for their own cause or group

chronic (adj)

persisting for a long time or being recurring

expound (v)

to present and explain systematically and in detail

factionalism (n)

the splitting of a group into factions

immaculate (adj)

perfect, clean, neat, or tidy

imprecation (n)

a spoken curse

ineluctable (adj)

unable to be resisted or avoided

mercurial (adj)

subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind

palliate (v)

to make less severe or unpleasant without removing symptoms

protocol (n)

the official procedure or system of rules, governing affairs of state or diplomatic occasions

resplendent (adj)

attractive and impressive through being richly colorful

stigmatize (v)

describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval

subrosa (adj)

happening or done in secret

vainglory (n)

inordinate pride in oneself or one’s achievements; excessive vanity

vestige (n)

a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists

volition (n)

the faculty or power of using ones will