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1. The point in its orbit when a planet or satellite is farthest from the earth 2. The highest point; culmination; apex
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apogee
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1. Referring to the center of the earth in measurement or observation 2. Considering the earth as the center of a planetary system
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geocentric
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The point in its orbit when a planet or satellite is nearest to earth
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perigee
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The bury; to place in a grave
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inter
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1.Ceramic clay used in pottery, statuary, and construction 2. Referring to the color of the clay, a reddish brown that may vary from gray or orange to dark brown
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terra cotta
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1. Pertaining to the earth and its inhabitants 2. Referring to land as distinct from water
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terrestrial
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1. To dig out of the ground or from a grave; to disinter 2. To bring to light; to uncover
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exhume
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Rich, dark organic material formed by decay of vegetable matter, essential to soil's fertility
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humus
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A swindler; charlatan; a trickster
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mountebank
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Of chief importance; primary; foremost
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paramount
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A high ridge of land jutting into a body of water; a headland
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promontory
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1. Pertaining to a Christian minister or the duties accompanying the office 2. Referring to life in open country or to fields for farming or graing 3. Pertaining to and idealized rural life
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pastoral
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A meal; food served at a meal
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repast
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1. Typical of country life and people; simple; rough 2. A rural person
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rustic
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1. To go to the country 2. To cause to become rustic
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rusticate
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Full of intense passion or zeal
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fervid
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1. Bubbling up from a liquid 2. Very exciting; bubbling over with high spirits
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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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1. arousing strong emotion, especially anger or hostility 2. Pertaining to redness, swelling, or pain following an infection or injury
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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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1. Designed or intended to cause a fire 2. Tending to stir up strife; inflammatory
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incendiary
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to infuriate; to enrage
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incense
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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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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 for burning a corpse as part of a funeral rite; any pile of combustible materials
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pyre
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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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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; and iota
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scintilla
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1. To give off sparks; to flash; to sparkle 2. To be animated or brilliant
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scintillate
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