| A | B |
|---|
| approbation | official approval, praise, commendation |
| assent | to agree or to concur; to give in, to yield; agreement |
| boorish | rude or insensitive; ill-mannered |
| circumlocution | talking around a subject |
| copious | abundant |
| delineation | an outline, depiction, portrayal |
| dissemble | to disguise, to pretend |
| emulate | to try to equal or to be like (usually through imitation) |
| fickle | likely to change, capricious |
| gravity | seriousness, importance |
| homely | plain or unattractive in appearance |
| indigence | poverty |
| jingoist | an extreme patriot, usually calls for a belligerent foreign policy |
| migratory | moving from place to place, wandering, transient |
| obfuscating | confusing, making unclear |
| proclivity | inclination, tendency |
| prostration | a stretching out due to lacking vitality and being completely overcome |
| recalcitrant | very stubborn, refusing to obey, unruly |
| resolute | characterized by a decided purpose |
| sectarian | a member of a sect that is a faction with extreme beliefs |
| stalwart | one who supports a cause with firm partisanship |
| tacit | understood, silent, not spoken, implicit |
| transcended | surpassed, exceeded |
| virtuous | having excellent morals; righteous |
| whets | stimulates, sharpens |
