existentialism
(philosophy) a 20th-century philosophical movement chiefly in Europe; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves
Jean-Paul Sartre
French writer and existentialist philosopher (1905-1980)
voluptuous
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
nuance
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
nuisance
(law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive
encroaching
gradually intrusive without right or permission
debunk
expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
quaint
attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)
arbitrary
based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice
precocious
characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)
contingent
determined by conditions or circumstances that follow
harem
living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household
intelligible
capable of being apprehended or understood
contingency
the state of being contingent on something
deduce
reason by deduction; establish by deduction
gratuitous
unnecessary and unwarranted
impending
close in time; about to occur
loquacious
full of trivial conversation
