| Term | Definition |
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flaunt |
to show off; to display ostentatiously |
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futile |
useless; hopeless |
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bereaved |
deprived or left desolate especially through death |
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beset |
to harass; to surround |
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decimate |
to kill or destroy a large part of |
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effusion |
pouring forth |
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apocalypse |
a prophetic revelation especially one concerning the end of the world |
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blasphemy |
insult to something held sacred; profanity; irreverence |
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encroach |
to make gradual or stealthy in roads into; trepass |
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blatant |
unpleasantly or offensively noisy; glaring |
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endemic |
native; restricted to a particualr region or era; indigenous |
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decadent |
decaying or decayed especially in terms of morals |
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appropriate |
to tale without permission; to set aside for a particular use |
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blight |
disease in plants; anything that injures or destroys |
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egalitarian |
believing in the social and economic quality of all people |
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furtive |
secretive; sly |
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extemporaneous |
improvised; done without preparation |
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autonomous |
acting independently |
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frentic |
frantic; frentized |
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egocentric |
selfish; believing that one is the center of everything |