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whet |
1. To sharpen (a knife...) 2. To make more keen; stimulate |
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incite |
To provoke and urge on. → {encourage, prompt, stir up, motivate} |
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prate |
‹ v. › To talk idly and at length ‾ ‾ ‹ n. › Empty, foolish, or trivial talk; idle chatter |
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ardent |
Passionate, fervent, highly enthusiastic. |
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evanescent |
Fleeting, dissipating softly, tending to evaporate or simply disappear softly into thin air. |
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bodacious |
1. Unrestrained, outspoken, brazen, bold and audacious. 2. Exceptional, excellent, or outlandishly striking. |
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atelier |
The studio or workshop of an artist or designer. |
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riposte |
A timely counterstroke, a quick response to any situation, especially a quick, witty verbal response. |
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perpetual |
‹ 1 › Continuing for a long period without interruption, constant, never stopping. ‾ ‾ ‹ 2. › Eternal, lasting forever. |
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salient |
1. notable, relevant, and most important; 2. having a quality that calls attention to itself; 3. projecting out of something at an angle |
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providence |
1. Care and foresight in the management of resources, planning for the future. |
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convoluted |
intricate, complicated |
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deft |
quick and skillful |
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