Sadler-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level H 13

68050873	accolade	n) praise or approval; a ceremonial embrace or greeting. acclaim. [criticism]
68050874	acerbity	n) sourness or bitterness of taste; harshness or severity of manner. acidity. [mildness]
68050875	attrition	n) the process of wearing down by friction or gradual impairment. exhaustion. [enlargement]
68050876	bromide	n) a trite or commonplace remark; a tiresome or boring person, a sedative. cliche.
68050877	chauvinist	adj) extravagantly patriotic; blindly devoted to a cause. n) such a person. flag-waver, jingoist.
68050878	chronic	adj) continuing over a long period of time or recurring often. persistent. [sporadic]
68050879	expound	v) to explain in detail. explicate.
68050880	factionalism	n) party strife and intrigue. dissension, infighting. [harmony, agreement]
68050881	immaculate	adj) spotless; without blemish or fault. impeccable. [tarnished]
68050882	imprecation	n) a curse; the act of cursing. malediction. [blessing]
68050883	ineluctable	adj) not able to be avoided, changed, or overcome. inescapable. [avoidable]
68050884	mercurial	adj) characterized by rapid and unpredictable changes of mood; fickle or inconstant. flighty. [constant, steady]
68050885	palliate	v) to make less serious or sever by glossing over; to relieve without actually curing, mitigate. alleviate. [intensify]
68050886	protocol	n) customs and regulations dealing with official behavior and etiquette; a type of international agreement; an official account or record. code of conduct.
68050887	resplendent	adj) shining or gleaming brilliantly; splendid or magnificent. radiant. [dull, drab]
68050888	stigmatize	v) to brand or mark as in some way discreditable, disgraceful, or ignominious. disgrace, taint. [extol]
68050889	sub rosa	adv) in secret; confidentially; privately. adj) secretive. stealthily. [openly]
68050890	vainglory	n) excessive pride in and boastfulness about one's own accomplishments or qualities. conceit. [modesty]
68050891	vestige	n) a trace or visible evidence of something that once existed but now is lost or vanished. relic, remains.
68050892	volition	n) the power to choose, will, or decide; the act of such. free will, choice. [coercion]