adumbrate: to outline; give a faint indication of, to foreshadow, to overshadow; obscure.
apotheosis: the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god. the ideal example; epitome; quintessence.
ascetic: a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons. a person who leads an austerely simple life, especially one who abstains from the normal pleasures of life or denies himself or herself material satisfaction.
bauble: a showy, usually cheap, ornament; trinket; gewgaw. a jester's scepter.
beguile: to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.
burgeon: to grow or develop quickly; flourish
complement: something that completes or makes perfect
contumacious: stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient.
curmudgeon: a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person.
didactic: intended for instruction; instructive
disingenuous: lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; falsely or hypocritically ingenuous; insincere
exculpate: to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate.
faux pas: a slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct; an embarrassing social blunder or indiscretion.
fulminate: to explode with a loud noise; detonate.
fustian: a stout fabric of cotton and flax.
hauteur: haughty manner or spirit; arrogance.
inhibit: to prohibit; forbid.
jeremiad: a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint.
opportunist: a person who practices opportunism, or the policy of adapting actions, decisions, etc., to effectiveness regardless of the sacrifice of ethical principles
unconscionable: not guided by conscience; unscrupulous.
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