Unit 13

Question 1

accolade

Answer 1

(noun)

praise or approval; a ceremonial embrace or greeting

Question 2

acerbity

Answer 2

(noun)

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

Question 3

attrition

Answer 3

(noun)

the process of wearing down by friction or gradual impairment

Question 4

bromide

Answer 4

(noun)

a trite or commonplace remark; a tiresome or boring person; a sedative

Question 5

chauvinist

Answer 5

(adjective)
extravagantly patriotic; blindly devoted to a cause
(noun)
such a person

Question 6

chronic

Answer 6

(adjective)

continuing over a long period of time or recurring often

Question 7

expound

Answer 7

(verb)

to explain in detail

Question 8

factionalism

Answer 8

(noun)

party strife and intrigue

Question 9

immaculate

Answer 9

(adjective)

spotless; without blemish or fault

Question 10

imprecation

Answer 10

(noun)

a curse; the act of cursing

Question 11

ineluctable

Answer 11

(adjective)

not able to be avoided, changed, or overcome

Question 12

mercurial

Answer 12

(adjective)

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

Question 13

palliate

Answer 13

(verb)

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

Question 14

protocol

Answer 14

(noun)
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

Question 15

resplendent

Answer 15

(adjective)

shining or gleaming brilliantly; splendid or magnificent

Question 16

stigmatize

Answer 16

(verb)

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

Question 17

sub rosa

Answer 17

(adverb)
in secret; confidentially; privately
(adjective)
secretive

Question 18

vainglory

Answer 18

(noun)

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

Question 19

vestige

Answer 19

(noun)

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

Question 20

volition

Answer 20

(noun)

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