| adage |
an old familiar saying that shows the wisdom of a group of people; proverb. |
| degenerate |
to decline from an original or former condition; change for the worse in nature or quality; deteriorate. |
| disquiet |
lack of mental calm or peace; anxiety; uneasiness. |
| electorate |
a body of those entitled to participate in an election; qualified voters, as a group. |
| exuberance |
the condition or quality of being vigorously happy or high-spirited. |
| frugal |
small in amount or cost; meager. |
| guise |
external appearance or semblance, especially if deceptive. |
| ideology |
the body of beliefs, symbols, and political and social aims that characterizes a particular group or institution. |
| instrumental |
serving as an agent or partial cause. |
| maternal |
of, having to do with, or like a mother. |
| philosophy |
the study of the nature of life, truth, knowledge, and other important human matters, |
| recompense |
payment or action to compensate for the expenditure or loss of time, money, property, or the like. |
| self-determination |
the ability or freedom of a people to decide their own form of government. |
| surrogate |
acting as, or considered to be, a substitute or replacement. |
| tout |
to publicize flatteringly and boastfully. |