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accolade
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(n.) praise or approval; a ceremonial embrace or greeting
SYN: kudos, acclaim, cheers, plaudits |
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acerbity
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(n.) sourness or bitterness of taste; harshness or severity of manner or expression
SYN: acidity, astringency, mordancy, asperity |
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attrition
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(n.) the process of wearing down by friction or gradual impairment
SYN: abrasion, erosion, exhaustion, reduction |
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bromide
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(n.) a trite or commonplace remark; a tiresome or boring person; a sedative
SYNL clicke, platitude |
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chauvinist
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(adj.) extravagantly patriotic; blindly devoted to a cause; (n.) such a person
SYN: (n.) superpatriot, flag-waver, jingoist |
