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  Word Explanations alacrity, equanimity, chicanery, accolade, condolence, veneer, hiatus, consternation, platitude, masquerade


   
Explanation of alacrity (noun)
eager readiness; speed

Sample of alacrity
The manager was so impressed by the worker's alacrity; he suggested a promotion.
On the first day of her new job, the recent college graduate was able to leave early after completing all of her tasks with alacrity.



   
Explanation of equanimity (noun)
poise; composure; dignity; aplomb

Sample of equanimity
Great leaders are able to face turbulent times with equanimity and remain strong under stress.
Equanimity can be reached when stress is removed from life.



   
Explanation of chicanery (noun)
trickery; deception; scheming

Sample of chicanery
The swindler was trained in chicanery.
A news broadcast is no place for chicanery.



   
Explanation of accolade (noun)
approving or praising mention; award; honor

Sample of accolade
Rich accolades were bestowed on the returning hero.
Accolades flowed into her dressing room following the opening-night triumph.



   
Explanation of condolence (noun)
consolation; commiseration

Sample of condolence
Saddened sympathizers offer condolence: that we are the victim of our own success --; that it was Labour's postwar achievements that gave rise to today's affluent but now electorally ungrateful majority.
At about this time the wife of one of Leslie's men, anticipating the ultimate verdict, sent me a highly elaborate printed card intended as an acknowledgment of condolence on the loss of her husband.



   
Explanation of veneer (noun)
superficial appearance or show designed to impress one with superiority

Sample of veneer
The erosion of values and moral standards, the relativism of life, the shocking things that happen, reveal that our civilization is but a veneer that hides a viciousness and rottenness that frighten us all.



   
Explanation of hiatus (noun)
interval; break; period of rest; separation; interruption; opening

Sample of hiatus
Summer vacation provided a much-needed hiatus for the students.
Between graduation and the first day of his new job, Tim took a three-month hiatus in the Caribbean.



   
Explanation of consternation (noun)
amazement or terror that causes confusion; shock; dismay; alarm

Sample of consternation
The look of consternation on the child's face caused her father to panic.



   
Explanation of platitude (noun)
dull and commonplace remark; banality; superficiality; commonplace

Sample of platitude
Not since Harold Wilson prattled on about the white heat of the technological revolution - or some similar meaningless platitude - and launched Concorde, has there been so much talk about innovation and our intellectual heritage.



   
Explanation of masquerade (noun)
disguise; group of people in disguise or fancy costumes

Sample of masquerade
She was, perhaps, an amalgam of the two, and her masquerade, begun, she now knew, almost as the game Dr Neil had called it, had, in turning into something more serious, changed her as well.
Dressing up, role playing and masquerade form the conceptual basis of Kahlo's work.



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