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full of intense passion or zeal
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fervid
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bubbling up from a liquid
2. very excited |
effervescent
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a large and destructive fire
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conflagration
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shockingly evident; outrageously conspicuous
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flagrant
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arousing strong emotion, especially anger or hostility
2. pertaining to redness, swelling or pain following an infection or injury |
inflammatory
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colored or decorated in a showy way; having a showy appearance or manner
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flamboyant
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designed or intended to cause a fire
2. tending to stir up strife; inflammatory |
incendiary
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to infuriate; to enrage
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incense
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able to burn or eat away by chemical action
2. sarcastic; marked by a biting wit |
caustic
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to burn with a hot iron or a chemical to destroy abnormal tissue and/or to stop infection and/or bleeding
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cauterize
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a pile of wood etc., for burning a corpse as part of a funeral rite; any pile of combustible materials
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pyre
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a display of fireworks
2. a spectacular display of virtuosity in music, writing, wit, or other accomplishment |
pyrotechnics
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a compulsion to set things on fire
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pyromania
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a very small amount; a bit; an iota
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scintilla
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to give off sparks; to flash; to sparkle
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scintillate
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the following together of 2 or more elements: streams or rivers, or ideas, influences, or culture
2. an assembling or flocking together in a crowd |
confluence
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a stream or overflow from a larger body of water, or from a channel or sewer
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effluent
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a flow
2. a continuous succession of changes |
flux
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to remove water or moisture
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dehydrate
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the study of water and its effects on and in the earth and in the atmosphere
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hydrology
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a dark, hook-billed sea bird
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cormorant
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a liquid often seasoned with spices or herbs to flavor meat or fish for a period of time before cooking
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marinade
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to cause queasiness; to cause to feel sick
2. to cause the feeling of repulsion or disgust |
nauseate
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the long central part of a church, extending from the entrance to the altar, with aisles along the sides
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nave
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a pope or bishop
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pontiff
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to speak with pompous authority
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pontificate
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to have or to cause to have a wavy motion
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undulate
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to reflect or come back either favorably or unfavorably (upon a person or thing)
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redound
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superfluous; exceeding what is needed, or what is needed no longer.
2. verbose; needlessly repetitous |
redundant
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to submerge or overflow with water; to flood
2. to overwhelm |
inundate
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