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19837337avocation(n.) something someone does in addition to one's occupation for pleasure; a hobby
19837338capricious(adj.) subject to or led by whim; erratic
19837339disparity(n.) lack of similarity or equality, inequality, difference
19837340efficacy(n.) capacity for producing a desired result or effect; effectiveness
19837341epistle(n.) a formal letter or written communication; one of the apostolic letters in the New Testament
19837342hospice(n.) a house of shelter for pilgrims or strangers kept by a religious order; a care program for the terminally ill
19837343impetus(n.) moving force, stimulus
19837344moribund(adj.) in a dying state, on the verge of extinction or termination; stagnant
19837345reticent(adj.) reluctant, restrained; disposed to be silent
19837346vacillate(v.) to waver in mind or opinion; to be indecisive; to oscillate or fluctuate

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