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fervid
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full of intense pssion or zeal
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effervescent
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1.bubbling up from a liquid
2.very excited;bubbling over with high spirits |
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conflagration
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a large and destructive fire
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flagrant
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shockingly evident; outrageously conspicious
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inflammatory
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1.arousing strong emotion, especially anger or hostility
2.pertaining to redness, swelling, or pain following an infection or injury |
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flamboyant
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colored or decorated in a showy way; having a showy appearance or manner
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incendiary
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1.designed or intended to cause a fire
2.tending to stir up strife; inflammatory |
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incense
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to infuriate; to enrage
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caustic
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1.able to burn or eat away by chemical action
2.sarcastic; marked by a biting wit |
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cauterize
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to burn with a hot iron or a chemical to destroy abnormal tissue and/or stop infection and/or bleeding
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pyre
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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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pyrotechnics
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1.a display of fireworks
2.a spectacular display of virtuosity in music, writing, wit or other accomplishment |
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pyromania
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a compulsion to set things on fire
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scintilla
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a very small amount; a bit; an iota
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scintillate
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1.to give off sparks; to flash; to sparkle
2.to be animated or brilliant |
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confluence
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1.the flowing together of two or more elements: streams or rivers,or ideas, influences, or cultures.
2.assembling or flocking together in a crowd. |
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effluent
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a stream or overflow from a larger body of water, or frome a sewer or channel
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flux
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1.a flow
2.a continuous succession of changes |
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dehydrate
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1.to remove water or moisture
2.to lose water or moisture |
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hyrdology
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the study of water and its effects on and in the eart and in the atmosphere
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cormorant
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1.a dark, hook-billed sea bird
2.a greedy person |
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marinade
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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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nauseate
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1.to cause queasiness; to cause to feel sick
2.to cause the feeling of repulsion or disgust |
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nave
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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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pontiff
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a pope or bishop
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pontificate
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to speak with pompous authority;papacy-to office of the pontiff
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undulate
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to have or to cause to have a wavy motion
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redound
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to reflect or come back either favorably or unfavorably
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redundant
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1.superfluous;exceeding what is needed, or what is needed no longer
2.verbose;needlessly repitious |
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inundate
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1.to submerge or overflow with water;to flood
2.to overwhelm |