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    Haughty: being arrogant, talking down to people. Hedonist: person who acts in pursuit of pleasure.

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    Haughty: being arrogant, talking down to people. Hedonist: person who acts in pursuit of pleasure.

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    Haughty: being arrogant, talking down to people. Hedonist: person who acts in pursuit of pleasure.

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    haughty: being arrogant, talking down to people


    2. hedonist: person who acts in pursuit of pleasure
    3. hypothesis: unproven theory, educated guess
    4. impetuous: rash, impulsive
    5. impute: to assign or attribute to someone
    6. inconsequential: without consequence, trivial, doesn't matter
    7. inevitable: unavoidable, definitely going to happen
    8. intrepid: fearless
    9. intuitive: knowing something by instinct
    10.jubilation: extreme happiness, joy
    11.lobbyist: person who takes one side or the other, and persuades government
    officials
    12.longevity: long (particularly long life)
    13.mundane: boring, ordinary
    14.nonchalant: casual, calm, at ease
    15.opulent: wealthy
    16.orator: speaker
    17.ostentatious: flaunting wealth
    18.parched: freed from water, dried up
    19.perfidious: disloyal
    20.pragmatic: practical
    21.precocious: gifted/talented beyond one's years
    22.pretentious: being self important, thinking you are better than others
    23.procrastinate: to delay, often unnecessarily
    24.prosaic: ordinary
    25.prosperity: wealth
    26.provocative: causes a fuss, inflammatory, likely to get people riled up
    27.prudent: careful, wise
    28.querulous: irritable, prone to argument
    29.rancorous: hateful, unpleasant
    30.reclusive: hermit, withdrawn
    31.reconciliation: coming back together after a disagreement
    32.renovation: being new, being redone
    33.restrained: controlled, not free
    34.reverence: deep respect
    35.sagacity: wisdom
    36.scrutinize: to look at carefully
    37.spontaneous: being impulsive, acting without thinking
    38.spurious: false, untrue
    39.submissive: mild, meek
    40.substantiate: to confirm, prove
    41.subtle: shy, small, not showy
    42.superficial: shallow
    43.superfluous: unnecessary, too much
    44.surreptitious: secret
    45.tactful: polite
    46.tenacious: persistent stubborn
    47.transient: temporary, impermanent
    48.venerable: respectable because of its age
    49.vindicate: to free from blame
    50.wary: careful, watchful

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