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Acerbity

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Sourness or bitterness of taste; harshness or severity of manner or expression

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Attrition

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The process of wearing down by friction or gradual impairment

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Bromide

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A tire or commonplace remark; a tiresome or boring person; a sedative

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Chauvinist

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Extravagantly patriotic; blindly devoted to a cause;

Such a person

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Chronic

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Continuing over a long period of time or recurring often

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Expound

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To explain in detail

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Factionalism

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Party strife and intrigue

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Immaculate

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Spotless; without blemish or fault

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Imprecation

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A curse; the act of cursing

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Ineluctable

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Not able to be avoided, change, or overcome

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Mercurial

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Characterized by rapid and unpredictable changes of mood; fickle or inconstant

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Palliate

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To make less serious or severe by glossing over; to relieve without actually curing, mitigate

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Protocol

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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

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Resplendent

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Shining or gleaming brilliantly; splendid or magnificent

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Stigmatize

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To brand or mark as in some way discreditable, disgraceful or ignominious

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Sub rosa

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In secret; confidentially; privately; secretive

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Vainglory

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Excessive pride in and boastfulness about one’s own accomplishments or qualities; a vain show or display

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Vestige

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A trace or visible evidence of something that once existed but now is lost or vanished

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Volition

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The power to choose will or decide; the act of choosing, willing or deciding

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Praise or approval; a ceremonial embrace or greeting

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Accolade

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Sourness or bitterness of taste; harshness or severity of manner or expression

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Acerbity

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The process of wearing down by friction or gradual impairment

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Attrition

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A tire or commonplace remark; a tiresome or boring person; a sedative

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Bromide

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Extravagantly patriotic; blindly devoted to a cause;

Such a person

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Chauvinist

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Continuing over a long period of time or recurring often

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Chronic

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To explain in detail

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Expound

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Party strife and intrigue

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Factionalism

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Spotless; without blemish or fault

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Immaculate

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A curse; the act of cursing

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Imprecation

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Not able to be avoided, change, or overcome

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Ineluctable

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Characterized by rapid and unpredictable changes of mood; fickle or inconstant

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Mercurial

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To make less serious or severe by glossing over; to relieve without actually curing, mitigate

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Palliate

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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

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Protocol

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Shining or gleaming brilliantly; splendid or magnificent

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Resplendent

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To brand or mark as in some way discreditable, disgraceful or ignominious

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Stigmatize

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In secret; confidentially; privately; secretive

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Sub rosa

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Excessive pride in and boastfulness about one’s own accomplishments or qualities; a vain show or display

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Vainglory

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A trace or visible evidence of something that once existed but now is lost or vanished

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Vestige

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The power to choose will or decide; the act of choosing, willing or deciding

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Volition

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Accolade

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Praise or approval; a ceremonial embrace or greeting

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