defiant; showing opposition; stubborn

to honor; to treat as a celebrity or to give great social importance to

decadent and luxurious to the point of wastefulness; hedonistic

roughness or harshness; severity

to exploit the weaknesses of others; to indulge or cater to one's vices

an analysis or explanation of a text; a commentary

childish, juvenile, immature

to relieve or ease; to alleviate

unquestionable; beyond doubt

to defile or corrupt morally; to spoil

useless or futile; worthless

to disapprove of; to condemn or protest against

depending on luck or chance

to improve or enhance