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usurp
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to steal; to seize power or position by force
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callous
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unfeeling; hardened in mind or feelings
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provincial
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narrow minded; limited and narrow in outlook; unsophisticated
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paragon
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an ideal example; a model of excellence or perfection
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heed
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to listen to; to pay attention to
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indigent
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needy; very poor
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supercilious
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snobbish; proud; scornful; looking down on others
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steadfast
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grateful; firmly and consistently loyal
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desecrate
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to dishonor; to treat with extreme disprespect; to defile
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evanescent
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briefly present; gradually disappearing; fading away like a vapor
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