| caricature |
a depiction, in a drawing or verbal description, that deliberately exaggerates or distorts some features of the person or thing represented to produce a comic or grotesque appearance. |
| conscription |
compulsory enrollment in military service. |
| exuberant |
vigorously enthusiastic or happy; high-spirited. |
| idealism |
the pursuit of or belief in noble ideals, principles, and values. |
| intemperate |
lacking moderation or restraint; excessive, overindulgent, violent, or the like. |
| liability |
the condition of or potential for being held responsible. |
| moderation |
the avoidance of excesses or extremes, especially in behavior. |
| patrician |
of, concerning, or belonging to an aristocratic class. |
| preclude |
to prevent from happening by means of prior action or previously established condition. |
| primacy |
the state of being first, earliest, most essential, or most important. |
| query |
a question. |
| squalid |
dirty or foul, as from neglect. |
| stalwart |
steady and loyal; reliable. |
| tome |
a large thick book, often one of a multivolume scholarly work. |
| ulterior |
beyond or excluded from what is openly admitted or shown, especially when concealed for the purposes of deception. |