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Eloquent

1.	having or exercising the power of fluent, forceful, and appropriate speech: an eloquent orator.

2.	characterized by forceful and appropriate expression: an eloquent speech.

3.	movingly expressive: looks eloquent of disgust.

Egotism

1.	excessive and objectionable reference to oneself in conversation or writing; conceit; boastfulness.

2.	selfishness; self-centeredness; egoism.

Insolent
1.boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting: an insolent reply.

Inept

1.	without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit: He is inept at mechanical tasks. She is inept at dealing with people.

2.	generally awkward or clumsy; haplessly incompetent.

3.	inappropriate; unsuitable; out of place.

4.	absurd or foolish: an inept remark.

Ludicrous
causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable: a ludicrous lack of efficiency.

Audacity

1.	boldness or daring, esp. with confident or arrogant disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions.

2.	effrontery or insolence; shameless boldness: His questioner's audacity shocked the lecturer.

3.	Usually, audacities. audacious acts or statements.

Contemplation

1.	the act of contemplating; thoughtful observation.

2.	full or deep consideration; reflection: religious contemplation.

3.	purpose or intention.

4.	prospect or expectation.

Obnoxious

1.	highly objectionable or offensive; odious: obnoxious behavior.

2.	annoying or objectionable due to being a showoff or attracting undue attention to oneself: an obnoxious little brat.

3.	Archaic. exposed or liable to harm, evil, or anything objectionable.

4.	Obsolete. liable to punishment or censure; reprehensible.

ascetic

1.	a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.

2.	a person who leads an austerely simple life, esp. one who abstains from the normal pleasures of life or denies himself or herself material satisfaction.

3.	(in the early Christian church) a monk; hermit.

–adjective Also, as·cet·i·cal.

4.	pertaining to asceticism.

5.	rigorously abstinent; austere: an ascetic existence.

6.	exceedingly strict or severe in religious exercises or self-mortification.