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Epigram
(n.) a pithy saying or remark expressing an idea in a clever and amusing way.
Syn: bon mot, jest, pun.
Pungent
(adj.) having a sharply strong taste or smell.
Syn: pervasive, penetrating, strong stench.
Supercilious
(adj.) behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.
Syn: arrogant, haughty, conceited, disdained, scornful, pompous, overbearing.
Prig
(n.) a self-righteously moralistic person who behaves as if superior to others.
Syn: prude, Puritan, killjoy.
Rancor
(n.) bitterness or resentfulness, esp. when long-standing.
Syn: bitterness, spite, hate, malice, resentment.
Levity
(n.) humor or frivolity, esp. the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect.
Syn: silliness, gaiety, fun, frivolity, merriment.
Shiftless
(adj.) characterized by laziness, indolence, and a lack of ambition.
Syn: lazy, idle, indolent, slothful, lethargic.
Divan
(n.) A sofa or lounge.
Elation
(n.) great happiness and exhilaration.
Syn: euphoria, ecstasy, glee.
Libertine
(n.) a person, esp. a man, who behaves without moral principles or a sense of responsibility, esp. in sexual matters.
Syn: pervert, playboy, philander.
Abortive
(adj.) ailing to produce the intended result.
Syn: unsuccessful, vain, futile.
Feigned
(adj.) simulated or pretended; insincere.
Syn: fake.
Nouveau Riche
(n.) people who have recently acquired wealth, typically those perceived as ostentatious or lacking in good taste.
Syn: parvenus, social climbers.
Vulgar
(adj.) To have no manners and to not have a pleasant personality.
Syn: sexual, tawdry, ostentatious.
Meretricious
(adj.) apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity.
Syn: worthless, valueless, trashy, cheap.