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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 alchemy | a form of chemistry concerned with finding methods to change a cheap metal into gold, magical power of transmuting a common substance of little value into something of great value, the way two individuals relate to each other |
| altruistic | unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others, pertaining to behavior by an animal that may be to its disadvantage but benefits others of its kind |
| anecdote | a short account of a particular incident of interesting or amusing nature |
| arbiter | a person who has the sole or absolute power of judging or determining |
| bellicose | inclined or eager to fight, aggressively hostile |
| covenant | a formal agreement between two or more persons to do or not do something specified |
| eschew | to abstain or keep away from, shun, avoid |
| esthetic | having a sense of the beautiful, characterized by a love of beauty, pertaining to pure emotion |
| facetious | not meant to be taken seriously or literally |
| fiscal | pertaining to public treasury, revenues, or financial matters in general |
| galvanized | to stimulate, to startle into sudden activity |
| heretical | pertaining to the willful and persistent rejection of established beliefs or customs |
| malice | desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness |
| metamorphosis | a complete change in form, character, circumstances, appearance, etc. |
| nonchalance | state or quality of being cool, indifferent, or casual |
| paradox | a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory but in reality expresses a possible truth |
| pedantic | overly concerned with minute details, excessively concerned with book learning and formal rules |
| pragmatism | character or conduct that emphasizes practicality |
| prosthetic | the addition of one or more sounds or syllables to a word or line of verse, especially at the beginning, a device that substitutes for a missing part of a body |
| rakishly | carelessly, in a casual manner |
| reneged | to go back on one's word |
| reticent | reserved, restrained, reluctant |
| retribution | requital according to merits or deserts, especially for evil, the distribution of rewards and punishments in a future life |
| sanguine | cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident, bloody red |
| superfluous | excessive, more than what is sufficient or required, extravagant |
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