Mirage
An optical illusion
Hashing
To discuss a plan in order to agree about the details
Conceit
An idea or belief
Pretension
Putting on airs to impress others
Barbarian
Savage
Sorrow
Unhappiness
Rejoice
To exhibit joy; jubilation
Compassion
Sympathy for the suffering of others
fervently
A deep, passionate, and completely earnest sensation
tedious
Monotonously repetitive and repetitively monotonous
expedient
Convenient and practical
emancipation
Freed from slavery or servile conditions
trifling
Something that is so insignificant as to provide no worry or concern
peasant
A person lacking economic independence who usually lacks formal education, but is not necessarily stupid and more often than not raises crops or livestock on a small plot of land
labyrinth
A complex maze, or, more figuratively, any complex problem or undertaking
pittance
A disturbingly small amount
futile
Characterizing a pointless endeavor since the odds are overwhelmingly against success
pedantry
Meticulous but unimaginative allegiance to dogma, orthodoxy, rules and regulations
wily
Crafty and cunning
agitate
To stir up an emotional response
audacity
Fearlessly courageous and bold
temerity
Brash display of audacity as a demonstration of rebellion against convention and authority
redemption
A state of salvation achieved after atoning for one's sins
refute
To prove that something is false or non-existent
conflagration
An enormous fire
captious
Excessively critical in a trivial and nitpicking manner
contrary
A state of being in direct opposition to something else
disheveled
Messy, untidy, and unkempt
befuddle
To confuse or perplex
gout
An inflammatory arthritis
bumptious
Self-assertive, self-interested to an obnoxious degree
parochial
Relating to the countryside
