Life just doesn't hand you things. You have to get out there and make things happen. That's the exciting part.

Emeril Lagasse

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Prescience

–

the ability to know or predict future events.

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Gustatory

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relating to or involving taste or the sense of taste.

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Risible

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laughable; capable of provoking laughter.

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Aplomb

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self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation.

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Befuddled

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unable to think clearly; confused.

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Declension

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a downward or declining movement; a fall.

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Larcenous

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relating to or involving theft; inclined to steal.

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Epithet

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a descriptive term or phrase, especially one used as a euphemism or to abuse or…

Vivifying

–

giving life or energy to; enlivening.

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Prevaricated

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to speak or act in an evasive way; to lie or mislead.

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