scintilla

scintilla [sin-TIL-uh] noun;

1

A tiny or scarcely detectable amount; the slightest particle; a trace; a spark…

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placate

[PLAK-ayt]

transitive verb

 To appease; to pacify, especially by making concessions.

The apologetic brothel manager told us that the blonde was on the house, which barely placated my friend.

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bellicose

[BEL-ih-kohs]

adjective

Inclined to or favoring war or strife; warlike; pugnacious.

Our children know well enough to stay ten feet away from their mother when she’s fucking bellicose and on the war path.

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gourmand

[GOOR-mahnd]

noun

A lover of good food.

My friend Diego, the gourmand, spends his entire fucking paycheck on bacon.

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adventitious

[ad-ven-TISH-uhs]

adjective

Added extrinsically; not essentially inherent.

The “69” at the end of his screen name was adventitious, and not related to his birthday.

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bellwether

[BEL-weth-uhr]

noun

A leader of a movement or activity; also, a leading indicator of future trends…

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exalt

[ig-ZOLT]

verb

To praise, glorify, or honor.

During the holidays my family and I pretend to exalt a few of the Greek gods, just to piss off the Christian assholes next door.

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