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*Googles big word before I fuck around and use it injudiciously*
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ire
anger
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divot
a piece of turf cut out of the ground by a golf club in making a stroke
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to wit
to say precisely
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opine
give and state one’s opinion
“The man is a genius,” he opined
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pratfall 
• a fall on to one's buttocks
he took a pratfall into the sand
• a stupid and humiliating action the first political pratfalls of the new administration
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onus
used to refer to something that is one's duty or responsibility. the onus is on you to show that you have suffered loss
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elan
energy, style, and enthusiasm a rousing march, played with great elan
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imbue
inspire or permeate with (a feeling or quality)
the entire performance was imbued with sparkle and elan
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proclivity
a tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing.
a proclivity for hard work
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precocious
• (of a child) having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual  • (of behavior or ability) indicative of early development • (of a plant) flowering or fruiting earlier than usual.
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