IMMODEST, adj. Having a strong sense of one's own merit, coupled with a feeble conception of worth in others.
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UN-AMERICAN, adj. Wicked, intolerable, heathenish.
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BEGGAR, n. One who has relied on the assistance of his friends.
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EXILE, n. One who serves his country by residing abroad, yet is not an ambassador.
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