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profligate

(adj) wildly extravagant or wasteful

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paltry

(adj) ridiculously or insultingly small

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emaciated

(adj) abnormally thin

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affront

(n) insult; a personally offensive act or word

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disdain

(n) to despise; contempt

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sagacity

(n) soundness of judgement

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renaissance

(n) renewal of life, vigor or interest

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idyll

(n) a charming or picturesque scene or event

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encroaching

(v) to intrude gradually, stealthily upon the rights of others

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serene

(adj) calm, peaceful or tranquil

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pithy

(adj) short and full of meaning and substance

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topography

(n) the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area

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transcendence

(n) exceeding or surpassing in degree or excellence

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tussocks

(n) a tuft or clump of growing grass

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deference

(n) humble respect

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humility

(n) a modest or low view of one's own importance; humbleness

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intrepid

(adj) fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect)

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philanthropic

(adj) seeking to promote the welfare of others, especially by donating money to good causes; generous and benevolent

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kismet

(n) destiny; fate

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delusions of grandeur

(n) when you believe that you have more power, wealth, smarts, or other grand traits than is true

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complacent

(adj) showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements

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blasphemous

(adj) sacrilegious against God or sacred things; profane

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austerity

(n) sternness or severity of manner or attitude; extreme plainness and simplicity of style or appearance

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sublime

(adj) of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe

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impertinence

(noun) lack of respect; rudeness

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bravado

(noun) a bold manner or a show of boldness intended to impress or intimidate

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contemptuous

(adj) showing contempt; scornful

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ascetic

(adj) characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.

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affable

(adj) friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to

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surly

(adj) bad-tempered and unfriendly

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progeny

(noun) a descendant or the descendants of a person, animal, or plant; offspring

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deluge

(verb) inundate with a great quantity of something

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denuded

(verb) strip (something) of its covering, possessions, or assets; make bare

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hubris

(noun) excessive pride or self-confidence

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apathetic

(adj) showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern

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discerning

(adj) having or showing good judgment

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burgeoning

(adj) beginning to grow or increase rapidly; flourishing

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chasm

(noun) a profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc.

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frenetic

(adj) fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way

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