| A | B |
|---|
| approbation | official approval, authorizing, or sanctioning something SYN: authorization, consent |
| assent | to agree or to concur; to give in SYN: acquiesce, concede |
| boorish | rude or insensitive; ill-mannered SYN: churlish, loutish |
| circumlocution | talking around a subject SYN: ambage |
| copious | abundant; existing in large quantities SYN: ample |
| dissemble | to disguise, to pretend SYN: mask, cloak |
| emulate | to try to equal or to be like SYN: copy, imitate |
| fickle | likely to change, capricious SYN: inconstant, mercurial |
| homely | plain or unattractive in appearance SYN: inelegant |
| migratory | moving from place to place SYN: transient |
| obfuscate | to make somebody confused, to make something unclear SYN: alter, modify |
| proclivity | inclination, a natural tendency, SYN: leaning, penchant |
| prostrate | to line prone or stretched out; to bow SYN: flat, prone |
| recalcitrant | very stubborn, refusing to obey SYN: headstrong, unruly |
| sectarian | a member of a sect with extreme beliefs SYN: narrow-minded, intolerant |
| stalwart | one who supports a cause with firm partisanship; dependable SYN: resolute |
| tacit | implied but not expressed verbally SYN: unspoken, implicit |
| transcended | surpassed or exceeded a limit or range SYN: overstep |
| virtuous | having excellent morals; righteous SYN: worthy, honorable |
| whets | stimulates, sharpens a sense or feeling SYN: quicken |
