vocabulary: spring list 4

Accolade(Noun)- An award or an expression of praise: There is no higher accolade at this school than an honorary degree.
Acerbity(Noun)- The process of expressing harsh or sharp criticism in a clever way: the customer made his displeasure known with more acerbity than was necessary.
Attrition(Noun)- A reduction in the number of employees or participants that occurs when people leave because they resign, retire, etc., and are not replaced: Attrition is high among social workers because of the difficult work and poor pay.
Bromide(Noun)- A binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (as potassium bromide) used as sedative: His speech had nothing more to offer than the usual bromides about how everyone needs to work together.
Chauvinist(noun)- An attitude that the members of your own sex are always better than those of the opposite sex: Their ingrained chauvinism has blinded them to their country's faults.
Chronic(Adjective)- Happening or existing frequently or most of the time: He suffers from chronic arthritis.
Expound(Verb)- To explain or state (something) : to give details about (something): The article expounds the virtues of a healthy diet.
Factionalism(Noun)- A group within a larger group that has different ideas and opinions than the rest of the group: The committee soon split into factions.
Immaculate(Adjective)- Perfectly clean: She had an immaculate record of service.
Imprecation(Noun)- An offensive word or phrase that people say when they are angry: He muttered imprecations under his breath.
Ineluctable(Adjective)- Not able to be avoided or changed: The ineluctable approach of winter had many worried about the cost of heating their homes.
Mercurial(Adjective)- Changing moods quickly and often: The boss's mood is so mercurial that we never know how he's going to react to anything.
Palliate(Verb)- To make the effects of (something, such as an illness) less painful, harmful, or harsh: Treatments that can palliate the painful symptoms of the disease.
Protocol(Noun)- A system of rules that explain the correct conduct and procedures to be followed in formal situations: The soldier's actions constitute a breach of military protocol.
Resplendent(Adjective)- Very bright and attractive: The fields were resplendent with flowers.
Stigmatize(Verb)- To describe or regard (something, such as a characteristic or group of people) in a way that shows strong disapproval: A legal system that stigmatizes juveniles as criminals.
Sub rosa(Adverb)- In confidence. 
Vainglory(Noun)- Excessive or ostentatious pride especially in one's achievement: The vainglory that nations have historically shown after they have achieved military supremacy.
Vestige(Noun)- The last small part that remains of something that existed before: A few strange words carved on a tree were the only vestige of the lost colony of Roanoke.
 volition(Noun)-  The power to make your own choices or decisions: Tourette's syndrome is a neurological disorder marked by recurrent tics and vocalizations that are beyond the sufferer's volition or control.