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  • 31intense — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. violent, sharp, strong; passionate, ardent, vivid; deep, dark; poignant, keen, acute; extreme. See feeling. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. intensified, strong, deep, profound, extraordinary,… …

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  • 32flame — I. n. 1. Blaze, burning vapor. 2. Fire. 3. Ardor, fervor, fervency, warmth, enthusiasm. 4. (Colloq.) Love, sweetheart. II. v. n. 1. Blaze. 2 …

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  • 33ardent — passionate, fervid, perfervid, fervent, impassioned Analogous words: intense, fierce: enthusiastic, zealous (see corresponding nouns at PASSION): *eager, avid, keen: glowing, flaming (see BLAZE vb) Antonyms: cool Contrasted words: *cold, frigid:… …

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  • 34sanctimonious — 1 pietistic, religious, *devout, pious Analogous words: see those at SANCTIMONIOUS 2 2 hypocritical, Pharisaical, canting (see under HYPOCRISY) Analogous words: affected, feigned, simulated, counterfeited, assumed, pretended (see ASSUME):… …

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  • 35Fervidly — Fervid Fer vid, a. [L. fervidus, fr. fervere. See {Fervent}.] 1. Very hot; burning; boiling. [1913 Webster] The mounted sun Shot down direct his fervid rays. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Ardent; vehement; zealous. [1913 Webster] The fervid wishes,… …

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  • 36Fervidness — Fervid Fer vid, a. [L. fervidus, fr. fervere. See {Fervent}.] 1. Very hot; burning; boiling. [1913 Webster] The mounted sun Shot down direct his fervid rays. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Ardent; vehement; zealous. [1913 Webster] The fervid wishes,… …

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  • 37impassioned — impassioned, passionate, ardent, fervent, fervid, perfervid mean actuated by or showing intense feeling. Impassioned, though applicable to persons, is more often found in reference to utterance or artistic expression or to the mood or mental… …

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  • 38passionate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. impassioned, vehement; irascible. See feeling, excitability, irascibility.Ant., disinterested, passive, dispassionate. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Excitable] Syn. vehement, hotheaded, tempestuous;… …

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  • 39ardent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. warm, passionate, zealous, fervent; glowing, fiery; eager. See feeling, heat, activity.Ant., cool, unfeeling. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Passionate] Syn. passionate, fervent, impassioned, warm; see… …

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  • 40impassioned — adjective Date: 1603 filled with passion or zeal ; showing great warmth or intensity of feeling Synonyms: impassioned, passionate, ardent, fervent, fervid, perfervid mean showing intense feeling. impassioned implies warmth and intensity without… …

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