| elaboration |
the act or an instance of adding explanatory material or detail, or the material or detail so added. |
| incipient |
starting to exist or become apparent; in an early stage of development. |
| innuendo |
an indirect and usually derogatory hint, allusion, or insinuation. |
| intolerable |
too difficult or unpleasant to be near or to bear. |
| migratory |
changing habitat or location periodically, as in response to changes in climate or job opportunities. |
| overweening |
particularly forward, vain, and self-promoting. |
| protagonist |
the leading character in a literary work. |
| recast |
to rewrite, reconstruct, or conceive again in a different form. |
| redouble |
to make twice as great; renew more vigorously; intensify. |
| regent |
one who governs in place of a disabled or underage ruler. |
| regimen |
a regulated routine of therapy or exercise designed to promote health or fitness. |
| replete |
well-supplied; full (usually followed by "with"). |
| revue |
a form of entertainment consisting of a series of songs, comic routines, and dances, often as parodies of current affairs and people. |
| self-determination |
the ability or freedom of a people to decide their own form of government. |
| stoic |
showing little or no reaction to painful or pleasant experiences; unmoved; impassive. |