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ardour
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n 1: a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person
or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor";
"he felt a kind of religious zeal" [syn: ardor, ardour,
elan, zeal]
2: intense feeling of love [syn: ardor, ardour]
3: feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great
ardor" [syn: ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour,
fervency, fire, fervidness]
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are
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n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn:
are, ar]
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armada
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n 1: a large fleet
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cadre
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n 1: a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a
larger political movement [syn: cell, cadre]
2: a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion
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cicada
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n 1: stout-bodied insect with large membranous wings; male has
drum-like organs for producing a high-pitched drone [syn:
cicada, cicala]
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enchilada
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n 1: tortilla with meat filling baked in tomato sauce seasoned
with chili
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larder
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n 1: a supply of food especially for a household
2: a small storeroom for storing foods or wines [syn: pantry,
larder, buttery]
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ardor
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n 1: a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person
or cause); "they were imbued with a revolutionary ardor";
"he felt a kind of religious zeal" [syn: ardor, ardour,
elan, zeal]
2: intense feeling of love [syn: ardor, ardour]
3: feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great
ardor" [syn: ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour,
fervency, fire, fervidness]
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nevada
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n 1: a state in the southwestern United States [syn: Nevada,
Silver State, Battle Born State, Sagebrush State,
NV]
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granada
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n 1: a city in southeastern Spain that was the capital of the
Moorish kingdom until it was captured by Ferdinand and
Isabella in 1492; site of the Alhambra (a palace and
fortress built by Moors in the Middle Ages) which is now a
major tourist attraction
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tostada
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n 1: a flat tortilla with various fillings piled on it
2: a crisp flat tortilla
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yarder
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n 1: (used only in combinations) the height or length of
something in yards; "the golfer hit a 300-yarder to the
green"
2: a winch (or system of winches) powered by an engine and used
to haul logs from a stump to a landing or to a skid road
[syn: yarder, yard donkey]
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haggadah
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n 1: Talmudic literature that does not deal with law but is
still part of Jewish tradition [syn: Haggadah, Haggada,
Hagada]
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autostrada
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n 1: an expressway in an Italian-speaking country
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theravada
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n 1: one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing
personal salvation through your own efforts; a conservative
form of Buddhism that adheres to Pali scriptures and the
non-theistic ideal of self purification to nirvana; the
dominant religion of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma)
and Thailand and Laos and Cambodia [syn: Theravada,
Theravada Buddhism]
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torquemada
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n 1: the Spaniard who as Grand Inquisitor was responsible for
the death of thousands of Jews and suspected witches during
the Spanish Inquisition (1420-1498) [syn: Torquemada,
Tomas de Torquemada]
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carder
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gelada
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harder
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bader
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rada
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hamada
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gaarder
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marder
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panada
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scheherazade
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garda
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retarder
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lambada
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