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praise or approval; a ceremonial embrace or greeting
accolade
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sourness or bitterness of taste; harshness or severity of manner or expression
acerbity
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the process of wearing down by friction or gradual impairment
attrition
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a trite or commonplace remark; a tiresome or boring person; a sedative
bromide
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extravagantly patriotic; blindly devoted to a cause; such a person
chauvinist
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to explain in detail
Expound
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party strife and intrigue
Factionalism
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spotless; without blemish or fault
Immaculate
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a curse; the act of cursing
Imprecation
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not able to be avoided, changed, or overcome
Ineluctable
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characterized by rapid and unpredictable changes of mood; fickle or inconstant
Mercurial
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to make less serious or severe by glossing over; to relieve without actually curing; mitigate
Palliate
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customs and regulations dealing with official behavior and etiquette, as in a court or among diplomats
Protocol
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shining or gleaming brilliantly; splendid or magnificent
Resplendent
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to brand or mark in some way discreditable, disgraceful, or ignominious
Stigmatize
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in secret; confidentially; private; secretive
Sub rosa
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excessive pride in and boastfulness about one's accomplishments or qualities; a vain show or display
Vainglory
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a trace or visible evidence of something that once existed but now is lost or vanished
Vestige
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the power to choose, will, or decide; the act of choosing, willing, or deciding
Volition
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continuing over a long period of time or recurring often
Chronic
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