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Apogee

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the point in its orbit when a planet or satellite (usually the moon) is farthest from the earth; the highest point; culmination; apex

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geocentric

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referring to the center of the earth in measurement or observation; considering the earth as the center of a planetary system

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perigee

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the point in its orbit when a planet or a satellite (usually the moon) is nearest the earth

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inter

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to bury; to place in a grave

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terra cotta

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ceramic clay used in pottery, statuary, and construction; referring to the color of the clay, a reddish brown that may vary from gray or orange to dark brown

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terrestrial

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pertaining to the earth and its inhabitants; referring to land as distinct from water or air

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exhume

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to dig out of the ground or form a grave; to disinter; to bring to light; to uncover

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humus

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Rich, dark organic material formed by decay of vegetable matter, essential to soil’s fertility

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mountebank

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a swindler; a charlatan; a trickster

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paramount

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of chief importance; primary; foremost

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promontory

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a high ridge of land jutting into a body of water; a headland

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pastoral

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pertaining to a Christian minister or the duties accompanying the office; referring to life in open country or to fields for farming or grazing; pertaining to an idealized rural life

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repast

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a meal; food served at a meal

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rustic

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typical of country life and people; simple; rough; a rural person

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rusticate

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To go to the country; to cause to become rustic

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animus

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a powerful feeling of hostility or antagonism; hatred; an animating spirit

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equanimity

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composure and calm in stressful conditions; equilibrium

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pusillanimous

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cowardly; fearful

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ether

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the regions of space beyond the earth’s atmosphere; the heavens; a highly flammable liquid anesthetic

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ethereal

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spiritlike in lightness and delicacy; heavenly; celestial

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diaphanous

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allowing light to show through; translucent; delicate

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epiphany

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a revelatory manifestation of a divine being; a revelation; a flash of understanding of the true nature of something; A Christian festival, January 6, celebrating the visit of the Wise Men to the Christ Child

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phantasm

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a phantom; an apparition; something unreal, as in a dream or a vision

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sycophant

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a flatterer seeking favors or gain; a servile self-seeker

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aspiration

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strong desire for achievement; ambition toward a long-range goal; expulsion of breath in speaking

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dispirited

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dejected; discouraged; gloomy

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hyperbole

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an exaggeration; a figure expressing excess

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hyperborean

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far north; Arctic; very cold; frigid

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hyperventilation

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the condition of taking abnormally fast, deep breaths

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vent

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an outlet; an opening for passage of liquids, fumes, or sometimes air; to utter; to express, especially in relieving strong feelings

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fervid

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full of intense passion or zeal

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Effervescent

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bubbling up from a liquid; very excited; bubbling over with high spirits

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conflagration

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a large destructive fire

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flagrant

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shockingly evident; outrageously conspicuous

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inflammatory

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arousing strong emotion, especially anger or hostility; 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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designed or intended to cause a fire; tending to stir up strife; inflammatory; a person who maliciously burns his or her own or another's property for monetary advantage

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incense

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to infuriate; to enrage

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caustic

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able to burn or eat away by chemical action; 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 to 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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a display of fireworks; 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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to give off sparks; to be animated or brilliant

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confluence

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the flowing together of two or more elements: streams or rivers, or ideas, influences, or cultures; an 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 from a channel or sewer; flowing out

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flux

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a flow; a continuous succession of changes

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dehydrate

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to remove water or moisture

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hydrology

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the study of water and its effects on and in the earth and in the atmosphere

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cormorant

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a dark, hook-billed sea bird; 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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to cause queasiness; to cause to feel sick; 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

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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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superfluous; exceeding what is needed, or what is needed no longer; verbose; needlessly repetitious

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inundate

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to submerge or overflow with water; to flood; to overwhelm