apotheosis: the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god
ascetic: 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
beguile: to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude
burgeon: to grow or develop quickly; flourish:
-The town burgeoned into a city.
complement: something that completes or makes perfectcontumacious: stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient
stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient:
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: artificial or imitation; fake
pas: a step or series of steps in ballet
fulminate: to explode with a loud noise; detonate
fustian: a stout fabric of cotton and flax
hauteur: haughty manner or spirit; arrogance
inhibit: to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.).
jeremiadt: 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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