Vivify (viv-uh-fahy) (verb):
1. To give life to; animate; quicken.
2. to enliven; brighten; sharpen.
Stories not only provide context for statistical statements but can illustrate and vivify them as well.
Gastronome (gas-truh-nohm) (noun):
1. A person who enjoys and has a discriminating taste for foods.
2. A connoisseur of good food and drink.
Even though Paris was then considered the culinary capital of Europe, the food at the Cercle was so highly revered that many well-known gastronomes regularly made the trip to Lyon to eat there
Fillip (FIL-uhp) (noun): Something which causes a sudden improvement
The athletics win provided a much-needed fillip for national pride.
Effulgent (ih-FUHL-juhnt) (adj):Shining forth brilliantly; radiant.
The violet sky seemed branded with the effulgent figure of the sun lowering over the sea on the edge of the horizon.
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