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  • 91burning — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [On fire] Syn. flaming, fiery, blazing, glowing, ablaze, afire, on fire, smoking, in flames, aflame, inflamed, kindled, enkindled, ignited, lighted, lit, red, hot, scorching, incandescent, turning to ashes, aglow, searing …

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  • 92impassion — (v.) 1590s, from It. impassionare to fill with passion, from im in, into (see IM (Cf. im )) + passione passion, from L. passionem (see PASSION (Cf. passion)). Related: IMPASSIONED (Cf. Impassioned) …

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  • 93eloquence — n. 1. Oratory, art of speaking well, (in public). 2. Graceful and vigorous utterance, fit words in fit places, appropriate expression. 3. Impassioned utterance, flowing and impassioned speech, speech full of appropriate feeling …

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  • 94Brooks, Maria (Gowan) — (1795? 1845)    American poetess, was early m. to a merchant, who lost his money, and left her a young widow, after which she wrote highly romantic and impassioned poetry. Her chief work, Zophiël or The Bride of Swen, was finished under the… …

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  • 95HEBREW LITERATURE, MODERN — definition and scope beginnings periodization …

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  • 96LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES, city in S. California with approximately 4,000,000 inhabitants occupying 469 square miles of territory; the third most populous city in the U.S. and the largest city in area in the world. Los Angeles County is the home of some… …

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  • 97demagoguery — n. 1. impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the populace. Syn: demagogy, demagogism. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 98Eager — Ea ger, a. [OE. egre sharp, sour, eager, OF. agre, aigre, F. aigre, fr. L. acer sharp, sour, spirited, zealous; akin to Gr. ? highest, extreme, Skr. a?ra point; fr. a root signifying to be sharp. Cf. {Acrid}, {Edge}.] 1. Sharp; sour; acid. [Obs.] …

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  • 99Eloquent — El o*quent, a. [F. [ e]loquent, L. eloquens, entis, p. pr. of eloqui to speak out, declaim; e + loqui to speak. See {Loquacious}.] 1. Having the power of expressing strong emotions or forcible arguments in an elevated, impassioned, and effective… …

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  • 100Enthusiasm — En*thu si*asm, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to be inspired or possessed by the god, fr. ?, ?, inspired: cf. enthousiasme. See {Entheal}, {Theism}.] 1. Inspiration as if by a divine or superhuman power; ecstasy; hence, a conceit of divine possession and… …

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