Vocab 4

approbation

an expression of approval or praise

benighted

existing in a state of moral, cultural, or intellectial darkness, unenlightened

bourgeois

the middle class or a member of the middle class OR very concerned with middle-class values, such as respectability and material well being, with an inclination toward mediocrity

credo

a strongly held belief, a guide to one’s action

emperical

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 attacks established beliefs, customs, or institutions

indigence

an extreme level of poverty

laudable

praiseworthy

mandate

a clear command or instruction

ostensible

only seemingly so, apparent

recalcitrant

unwilling to accept another’s authority, stubbornly defiant

regurgitate

to expel, to repeat mindlessly what one has learned

risible

provoking or causing laughter