| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| comity |
mutual courtesy and respectful treatment among people or nations. |
| consummate |
of the highest order or degree. |
| credulous |
disposed to believe, especially on scanty evidence; gullible. |
| determinism |
the belief or teaching that every effect, including human thoughts and actions, is completely and predictably brought about by preceding causes and that, therefore, free will does not exist. |
| disencumber |
to remove burdens or hindrances from. |
| encomium |
a formal expression of praise. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| foible |
a minor flaw or weakness in personality, character, or behavior. |
| ingenuous |
having or showing simplicity and lack of sophistication; artless. |
| intelligentsia |
the elite class of highly learned people within a society, or those who consider themselves part of such a class. |
| occlude |
to close or obstruct (a passage or opening, one's vision, or the like). |
| recondite |
involving profound concepts and complexities; not easily understood. |
| sere1 |
dried up or withered. |
| topography |
the shape of the earth's surface across an area or region. The topography of an area includes the size and location of hills and dips in the land. |