| Term | Definition |
|---|
| catalyst | a person, thing, or agent that speeds up or stimulates a result, reaction, or change |
| jargon | vocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people |
| judicious | showing sound judgment |
| foible | a minor weakness in character |
| benediction | the act of blessing |
| frivolous | trivial; silly |
| alacrity | liveliness; willingness; eagerness |
| deify | to make a god of; to look upon or worship as a god |
| carnage | bloody and extensive slaughter |
| impel | push into motion |
| epitaph | an inscription on a tombstone; a brief comment |
| harp | to persist in talking continuously (on or about something) |
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| pallid | pale; faint in color |
| impetuous | acting suddenly without thought |
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