| A | B |
|---|
| approbation | an expression of approval; praise |
| benighted | exsisting in a state of moral, cultural, or intellectual darkness; unenlightened |
| bourgeois | the middle class or member of the middle class |
| credo | a strongly held belief; a guide to one's action |
| empirical | based on experience or observation as opposed to theory; capable of being confirmed by observation |
| eschew | to stay away from; to shun, especially on practical or moral grounds |
| expatiate | to speak or write about in great detail; to elaborate, usually used with on or upon |
| iconoclast | one who attacts established beliefs, customs, or institutions |
| indigence | an extreme level of poverty; without means of support |
| laudable | praiseworthy |
| mandate | a clear command or instruction; to order |
| ostensible | only seemingly so; apparent |
| recalcitrant | unwilling to accept another's authority; stubbornly defiant |
| regurgitate | to expel (partially digested food) from the stomach; to repeat mindlessly |
| risible | provoking or causing laughter |
