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Praise or approval; a ceremonial embrace or greeting

Accolade

Syn: kudos, acclaim, cheers, plaudits


Ant: boos, disapproval, censure, criticism

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

Acerbity

Syn: acidity, atringency, mordacy, mordancy, asperity


Ant: blandness, mellowness, mildness

The process of wearing down by fiction or gradual impairment

Attrition

Syn: abrasion, erosion, exhaustion, reduction

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

Bromide

Syn: cliche, platitude

Extravagantly patriotic; blindly devoted to a cause; such a person

Chauvinist

Syn: Superpatriot, flag-waver, jingoist

Continuing over a long period of time or recurring often

Chronic

Syn: recurrent, persistent, inveterate, habitual


Ant: transitory, transient, sporadic

To explain in detail

Expound

Elucidate, replicate, delineate

Party strife and intrigue

Factionalism

Syn: Infighting, dissension


Ant: Unanimity, harmony, agreement, consensus

Spotless; without blemish or fault

Immaculate

Syn: unsoiled, impeccable


Ant: blemishes, tarnished, stained, sullied

A curse; the act of cursing

Imprecation

Syn: execration, malediction


Ant: blessing, benediction

Not able to be avoided, changed, or overcome

Ineluctable

Syn: unavoidable, inescapable, inevitable


Ant: avoidable, escapable, reversible, revocable

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

Mercurial

Syn: erratic, flightly, capricious, volatile


Ant: phlegmatic, sluggish, constant, steady

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

Palliate

Syn: alleviate, extenuate


Ant: intensify, magnify, aggravate

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

Protocol

Syn: code of conduct, minutes

Shining or gleaming brilliantly; splendid or magnificent

Resplendent

Syn: radiant, dazzling, glorious


Ant: dull, drab, lusterless

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

Stigmatize

Syn: sully, taint, disgrace


Ant: whitewash, laud, extol

In secret; confidentially; privately; secretive

Sub rosa

Syn: secretly, covertly, stealthily, furtively


Ant: overtly, openly

Excessive pride in and boastfulness about ones own accomplishments or qualities; a vain show or display

Vainglory

Syn: vanity, conceit, swagger, pretentiousness

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

Vestige

Syn: artifact, relic, remains

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

Volition

Syn: free will, choice


Ant: coercion, compulsion, duress