1.) accolade- an award or privilege granted as a special honor or as an acknowledgment of merit
2.) acerbity- sharp and forthright
3.) attrition- the action or process of gradually reducing the strength or effectiveness of someone or something through sustained attack or pressure
4.) bromide- a trite and unorigional idea or remark typically intended to soothe or placate
5.) chauvinist- a person displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism
6.) chronic- persisting for a long time or constantly recurring
7.)expound- present and explain ( a theory or idea) systematically and in detail
8.) factionalism- the splitting of a group into factions; conflict between factors
9.)immaculate- of a person or their clothes perfectly clean, neat, or tidy
10.)imprecation- a spoken curse
11.)ineluctable- unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable
12.) mercurial- subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind
13.) palliate- make less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause
14.) protocol- the official procedure or system of rules governing affairs of state or diplomatic occasions
15.) resplendent- attractive and impressive through being richly colorful or sumptuous
16.) stigmatize- describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval
17.) sub rosa- happening or done in secret
18.) vainglory- inordinate pride in oneself or ones achievements; excessive vanity
19.) vestige- a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists
20.) volition- the faculty or power of using one's will
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