Accolade- an award or privilege granted for special honor
Acerbity- a sharp bitterness
Attrition- the action of weakening by attack or pressure.
Bromide- an unoriginal idea or remark.
Chauvinist- a person displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism.
Chronic- on going.
Expound- present and explain systematically and in detail
Factionalism- relating or belonging to a faction
Immaculate- perfectly clean and tidy
Imprecation- a spoken curse
Ineluctable- unable to be resisted or avoided
Mercurial- subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind
Palliate- severe or unpleasant without removing a cause
Protocol- the official procedure or system of governing affairs of state or diplomatic
Resplendent-attractive and impressive through being richly colorful or sumptuous
Stigmatize- describe or regard as worthy of disgrace pod great disapproval
Sub rosa- "under the rose" and is used in English to denote secrecy or confidentiality
Vainglory- inordinate pride in oneself or one's achievements; excessive vanity
Vestige- a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists
Volition- the faculty or power of using one's will
Obsequious: (adj) obedient; dutiful; fawning
Beatitude: (n) exalted happiness
Bete Noire: (n) a person or thing that one particularly dislikes or dreads
Bode: (v) to dwell.
Dank: (adj) unpleasantly moist or humid; damp and, often, chilly
Ecumenical: (adj) general; universal: promoting Christian unity throughout the world
Fervid: (adj) heated in spirit, enthusiasm; intensely hot, burning
Fetid: (adj) having an offensive odor; stinking
Gargantuan: (adj) gigantic, enormous
Heyday: (n) the stage or period of greatest vigor, strength, success, etc.; prime
Incubus: (n) a nightmare
Infrastructure: (n) the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organisation
Inveigle:(v) to entice, lure, or ensnare by flattery or artful talk; to acquire by beguiling talk or methods
Kudos: (n) honor, glory, acclaim
Lagniappe: (n) tip, bonus, gratuity
Prolix: (adj) extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy
Protege: (n) a person under the care of someone interested in his or her career or welfare.
Prototype: (n) the original or model on which something is based on for formed; someone who serves to illustrate the typical qualities of something
Sycophant: (n) a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite
Tautology: (n) needless repetition of an idea
Truckle: (v) to submit or yield obsequiously or tamely
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