Vocab 2

Approbation

Approbation

Commendation, praise. (NOUN)

Assent

to agree or to concur; to give in, to yield; agreement. (VERB but can also be a NOUN) You can give assent but also you can assent to a request.

Boorish

rude or insensitive; ill-mannered (ADJECTIVE)

Circumlocution

talking around a subject (NOUN) Verb form is - circumlocute

Copious

abundant (ADJECTIVE)

Delineation

an outline, depiction, portrayal (NOUN)

Dissemble

to disguise, to pretend (VERB)

Emulate

to try to be equal or to try to be like, usually through imitation (VERB)

Fickle

likely to change; capricious (ADJECTIVE)

Gravity

seriousness; importance (NOUN)

Homely

plain or unattractive in appearance (ADJECTIVE)

Indigence

Poverty (NOUN)

Jingoist

an extreme patriot; usually calls for a belligerent foreign policy.(NOUN)

Migratory

moving from place to place, transient, wandering (ADJECTIVE)

Obfuscating

confusing, making unclear (ADJECTIVE)

Proclivity

inclination, tendency (NOUN)

Prostration

a stretching out due to lacking vitality; being completely overcome (NOUN)

Recalcitrant

very stubborn, refusing to obey, unruly (ADJECTIVE)

Resolute

characterized by a decidedness (ADJECTIVE)

Sectarian

a member of a sect that is a faction with extreme beliefs (NOUN) -connotation

Stalwart

one who supports a cause with firm partisanship (NOUN) +Connotation

Tacit

understood, silent, not spoken, implicit (ADJECTIVE)

Transcended

surpassed, exceeded (ADJECTIVE or past tense of A VERB)

Virtuous

having excellent morals; righteous (ADJECTIVE)

Whets

stimulates, sharpens (verb)