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  • 81Dionysian — /duy euh nish euhn, nis ee euhn, nuy see /, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or honoring Dionysus or Bacchus. 2. recklessly uninhibited; unrestrained; undisciplined; frenzied; orgiastic. [1600 10; DIONYS(US) + IAN] * * * ▪ characteristic… …

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  • 82frantic — frantically, franticly, adv. franticness, n. /fran tik/, adj. 1. desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied. 2. Archaic. insane; mad. [1325 75; ME frantik, frenetik < OF frenetique < L phreneticus delirious < Gk&#8230; …

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  • 83frenzy — frenzily, adv. /fren zee/, n., pl. frenzies, v., frenzied, frenzying. n. 1. extreme mental agitation; wild excitement or derangement. 2. a fit or spell of violent mental excitement; a paroxysm characteristic of or resulting from a mania: He is&#8230; …

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  • 84locoweed — /loh koh weed /, n. any of various leguminous plants of the genera Astragalus and Oxytropis, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, causing locoism in sheep, horses, etc. [1875 80, Amer.; LOCO + WEED1] * * * Any of several species of poisonous&#8230; …

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  • 85phrenetic — phrenetically, adv. phreneticness, n. /fri net ik/, adj. Also, phrenetical. 1. frenetic. 2. filled with extreme excitement; fanatic; frenzied. n. 3. a phrenetic person. [1325 75; < L phreneticus < LGk phrenetikós, Gk phrenitikós frenzied (see&#8230; …

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  • 86South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and&#8230; …

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  • 87Smith, Zadie — ▪ 2004       In 2003 Granta magazine named Zadie Smith one of the best young British novelists. Such praise was nothing new for the English author whose debut novel, White Teeth (2000), had created a sensation in the publishing world. The&#8230; …

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  • 88berserker — noun a) One of a class of legendary Norse warriors who fought frenzied and shirtless regardless of wounds (possibly due to ingestion of psychotropic and hallucinatory drugs such as Fly Agaric Mushrooms). b) One who fights as if frenzied, like a&#8230; …

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  • 89phrenetic — 1. Frenzied; maniacal. 2. An individual exhibiting such behavior. [G. phrenitikos, frenzied] …

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  • 90FIAT — Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Business » Firms) *** Fix It Again Tony (Miscellaneous » Funnies) * Fix It Again Tomorrow (Miscellaneous » Funnies) * Fix It All The Time (Miscellaneous » Funnies) * Fix It Again Toni (Miscellaneous » Funnies) …

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