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pompous
    affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important.
    
    Source: Sophie's World - Jostein Gaarder
    
    sublimate
    to redirect the energy of a primitive impulse into a more acceptable channel.
    
    Source: Sophie's World - Jostein Gaarder
    
    bungle
    to carry out (a task) clumsily or incompetently.
    
    Source: Sophie's World - Jostein Gaarder
    
    stark
    unpleasantly or sharply clear; impossible to avoid.
    
    Source: Sophie's World - Jostein Gaarder