Approbation – official approval, commendation, praise

Assent – to agree or to concur; to give in, to yield; agreement

Boorish – rude or insensitive; ill-mannered

Circumlocution – talking around a subject

Copious – abundant

Delineation – an outline, depiction, portrayal

Dissemble – to disguise, to pretend

Emulate – to try to be equal or to try to be like, usually through imitation

Fickle – likely to change; capricious

Gravity – seriousness; importance

Homely – plain or unattractive in appearance

Indigence - poverty

Jingoist – an extreme patriot; usually calls for a belligerent foreign policy

Migratory – moving from place to place, transient, wandering

Obfuscating – confusing, making unclear

Proclivity – inclination, tendency

Prostration – a stretching out due to lacking vitality; being completely overcome

Recalcitrant – very stubborn, refusing to obey, unruly

Resolute – characterized by a decidedness

Sectarian – a member of a sect that is a faction with extreme beliefs

Stalwart – one who supports a cause with firm partisanship

Tacit – understood, silent, not spoken, implicit

Transcended – surpassed, exceeded

Virtuous – having excellent morals; righteous

Whets – stimulates, sharpens