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not embarrassed. disconcerted, or ashamed

full of yearning or desire tinged with melanchology

meant to make oneself or the things one does seem unimportant

petulant arguing

a serious and intent mental state, impressive degreeoramt

with ironic or flippant intent. A figure of speech used to imply that a statement is humerously or otherwise not seriously intended

to increase in extent, volume, number, amount, intensity, or scope.

a machine in which work is rotated about a horizontal axis and shaped by a fixed tool

of or relating to the country, people or life, or agriculture

a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys. Something extremely complex.

marked by fervent partisanship for a person, a cause, or an ideal

so different that agreement is not possible

to reach the end of the final result of something

sad and lonely, empty and in poor condition, not having much chance of success, nearly hopeless

an official written statement charging a person with a crime

(noun) but as an adjective, given to or marked by restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites.

to draw out or evoke, inspire, or raise

the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions

the quality of having abundant or intense activity

the suppossed fraction of the population permanently living in poverty, implicityly contrasted with the upper ten thousand.

characterized by or exhibiting feelings of nostalgia (A bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past).

sharply or bitingly critical, sarcastic, or ironic in temper, mood, or tone

(of a person or organization) seeking to promote the welfare of others, especially by donating money to good causes; generous and benevolent