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| one who practices rigid self-denial, esp. as an act of religious devotion |
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| greed, esp. for wealth (adj. form: avaricious) |
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| to grow rapidly or flourish |
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| rustic and pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants |
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| an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature (adj. form: canonical) |
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| severe criticism or punishment (verb form: castigate) |
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| appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing |
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| the willingness to comply with the wishes of others (adj. form: complaisant) |
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| argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement |
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| regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness (noun form: contrition) |
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| smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; a lack |
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| intended to teach or instruct |
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| free of bias or self-interest; impartial |
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| expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles (noun form: dogma) |
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| the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings (adj. form: ebullient) |
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| composed of elements drawn from various sources |
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| mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand (noun form: enigma) |
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| intended for or understood by a small, specific group |
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| marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious |
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| sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people |
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| to deliver a pompous speech or tirade; a long, pompous speech |
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| an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech (adj. form: hyperbolic) |
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| lacking funds; without money |
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| beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
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| harmless; causing no damage |
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| refusing to compromise (noun form: intransigence) |
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| to obtain by deception or flattery |
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| evoking intense aversion or dislike |
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| penny-pinching; excessively thrifty; ungenerous |
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| extremely harmful; potentially causing death |
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| to examine with great care (noun form: perusal) |
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| to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care |
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| abundant in size, force, or extent; extraordinary |
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| producing large volumes or amounts; productive |
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| stillness; motionlessness; quality of being at rest (adj. form: quiescent) |
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| awe-inspiring; worthy of honor |
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| indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain; steadfast (noun form: stoicism) |
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| to take the place of; to supersede |
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| lethargic; sluggish; dormant (noun form: torpor) |
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| existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread |
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