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catalyst

(n.) person, thing, or agent that speeds up or stimulates a result, reaction, or change

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jargon

(n.) vocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people

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judicious

(adj.) showing around judgement

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foible

(n.) a minor weakness in character

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benediction

the act of blessing

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frivolous

(adj.) trivial; silly

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alacrity

(n.) liveliness; willingness; eagerness

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deify

(v.) to make a god of; to look upon or worship as a god

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carnage

(n.) bloody and extensive slaughter

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impel

(v.) to push into motion

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epitaph

(n.) an inscription on a tombstone; a brief comment

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harp

(v.) to persist in talking continuously (on or about something)

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lateral

(adj.) of or relating to the side

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pallid

(adj.) pale; faint in color

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impetuous

(adj.) acting suddenly without thought

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adjunct

(adj.) connected or attached to in a dependent, subordinate, or auxiliary manner, but not a part of

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macabre

(adj.) horrible, grim

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farcical

)adj.) absurd; ridiculously clumsy

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debonair

(adj.) carefree and self-confident in manner; elegant and gracious

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penchant

(n.) a strong liking

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deplete

(v.) to use up gradually

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chicanery

(n.) the use of tricks or clever talk to deceive or evade

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feisty

(adj.) aggressive; lively; energetic

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mitigaet

(v.) to make less severe

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gull

(v.) to cheat; to fool or hoax

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nadir

(n.) lowest point

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equivocal

(adj.) ambiguous; intentionally vague

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geneaology

(n.) family history

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impervious

(adj.) incapable of being affected

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filial

)adj.) of or relating to, or befitting a son or daughter

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