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Lionized
To treat a person as a celebrity
Chastise
To discipline, to criticize severely
Sardonic
Characterized by bitterer scornful; mocking; cynical; moaning
Berett
To make desolate, especially by death, to deprive ruthlessly or by force
Pedantry/ pedantic
Slavish attention to rules, details
Indignant
Expressing strong displeasure, unjust
Conciliatory
Intended to make less angry
Ostentatious
Pretentious actions - to impress
Despondent
Helplessness, dejection
Lury
Formally bent or turned to one side, bitterly ironic
Reverent
Exhibiting respectfulness
Aesthetic
Philosophy notions of beauty, ugly, sublime, and comic
Didactic
Intended for instruction
Inexorable
Unyielding, inalterable
Malevolent
Wishing evil or harm to another
Thwart
To oppose successfully accomplishing
Censure
Strong expression of disapproval
Exertions
Vigorous action of effort
Erudite
Great knowledge
Ephemeral
Lasting a very short time
Austere
Severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance
Mercurial
Subject to sudden unpredictable changes of mind
Beguiling
Charm or enchant - sometimes in a deceptive way
Acquiescence
Agreement or consent by silence or without objection
Gaunt
Extremely thin and bony
Whimsical
Given to fanciful notions
Repudiate
To cast off or disown, reject, with denial
Annihilation
To destroy someone / something
Brevity
Shortness of time or duration
Ardor
Great warmth of feeling or passion
Hinder
To cause delay, interruption, hamper
Pragmatism
Character or conduct that emphasizes practicality
Factious
Not meant to be taken seriously or literally
Remiss
Negligent, careless, or slow in performing duties, business
Lament
To feel or express sorrow or regret
