| Term | Definition |
|---|
| jaded | dulled or satiated by overindulgence; worn out or wearied, as by overwork or overuse; fagged; fatigued |
| lurid | grim, grisly, gruesome, hideous, horrible, horrid, macabre |
| meritorious | commendable, creditable, deserving, estimable, exemplary, honorable, laudable |
| petulant | bad-tempered, cantankerous, crabbed, cranky, cross, disagreeable, fretful |
| prerogative | appanage, perquisite, right, command, control, domination, dominion |
| provincial | adj. 1. Of or relating to a province. 2. Of or characteristic of people from the provinces; not fashionable or sophisticated: "Well-educated professional women ... made me feel uncomfortably provincial" (J.R. Salamanca). 3. Limited in perspective; narrow and self-centered. n. 1. A native or inhabitant of the provinces. 2. A person who has provincial ideas or habits. |
| simulate | duplicate, imitate, replicate, reproduce, counterfeit, feign, pretend |
| transcend | overreach, overrun, overstep, surpass, best, better, exceed |
| umbrage | dudgeon, huff, miff, pique, resentment, ruffled, feathers, penumbra, |
| unctuous | fulsome, oily, oleaginous, sleek, smarmy, adipose, fat |
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