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approbation
official approval, praise, commendation.
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assent
to agree or to concur; to give in, to yield; agreement.
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boorish
rude or insensitive; ill-mannered.
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circumlocution
talking around a subject; an indirect way of expressing something; a long, complicated way of expressing something.
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copious
abundant.
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delineation
an outline, depiction, portrayal; a graphic or vivid verbal description.
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dissemble
to disguise, to pretend, to hide under a false appearance, to deceive.
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emulate
to try to equal or to be like (usually through imitation).
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fickle
likely to change, capricious.
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gravity
seriousness, alarming importance.
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homely
plain or unattractive in appearance.
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indigence
a state of extreme poverty or destitution.
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jingoistic
fanatically patriotic.
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migratory
moving from place to place, wandering, transient.
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obfuscation
darkening or obscuring the sight of something; the activity of obscuring people's understanding.
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proclivity
a natural inclination, tendency.
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prostration
a stretching out due to lacking vitality and being completely overcome.
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recalcitrant
very stubborn, refusing to obey, unruly.
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resolute
characterized by a decided purpose.
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sectarian
a member of a sect that is a faction with extreme beliefs.
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stalwart
one who supports a cause with firm partisanship; strong; sturdy.
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tacit
understood, silent, not spoken, implicit.
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transcend
surpass, exceed; be greater in scope or size than some standard.
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virtuous
having excellent morals; righteous.
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whet
to sharpen; make keen or more acute.
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