Expos #5

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; an indirect way of expressing something; a long, complicated way of expressing something.

copious

abundant.

delineation

an outline, depiction, portrayal; a graphic or vivid verbal description.

dissemble

to disguise, to pretend, to hide under a false appearance, to deceive.

emulate

to try to equal or to be like (usually through imitation).

fickle

likely to change, capricious.

gravity

seriousness, alarming importance.

homely

plain or unattractive in appearance.

indigence

a state of extreme poverty or destitution.

jingoistic

fanatically patriotic.

migratory

moving from place to place, wandering, transient.

obfuscation

darkening or obscuring the sight of something; the activity of obscuring people's understanding.

proclivity

a natural 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; strong; sturdy.

tacit

understood, silent, not spoken, implicit.

transcend

surpass, exceed; be greater in scope or size than some standard.

virtuous

having excellent morals; righteous.

whet

to sharpen; make keen or more acute.