curt
brief and to the point
ethical
adhering to moral principles
immortal
not subject to death
snippet
a small piece of anything
taunt
to harass with persistent criticism or carping
oblivious
lacking conscious awareness of
manic
affected with or marked by frenzy uncontrolled by reason
mundane
lacking interest or excitement; dull
agnostic
a person who claims the existence of God in unknowable
dexterity
adroitness in using the hands
elixir
a substance believed to cure all ills
stipend
a sum of money allotted on a regular basis
analgesic
a medicine used to relieve pain
omnipresent
existing everywhere at once
verbatim
in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
idyllic
charmingly simple and serene
to mix together different elements
parenthetical
qualifying or explaining
disparate
fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
palpate
to examine (a body part) by tactile exploration