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  • 21Thirsting — Thirst Thirst, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thirsted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thirsting}.] [AS. [thorn]yrstan. See {Thirst}, n.] 1. To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of drink. [1913 Webster] The… …

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  • 22List of Ace Combat characters — The following list is a collection of prominent characters from the Ace Combat series of video games by Namco. All information here is (A: Accurate to the most recent game in the series, B: From the latest point in the AC Timeline). Contents 1… …

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  • 23Andronikos Kontostephanos — Andronikos Kontostephanos, latinized Andronicus Contostephanus ( el. Polytonic|Ἀνδρόνικος Κοντοστέφανος) was a major figure in the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire during the reign of Manuel I Komnenos; he was a general, admiral, politician and a …

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  • 24Characters of Half-Life — This is a list of characters in the Half Life series of games, which comprises Half Life, Half Life 2 and their respective expansion packs and episodes. Contents 1 Introduced in Half Life and expansion packs 1.1 Gordon Freeman 1.2 The G Man …

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  • 25thirst — {{11}}thirst (n.) O.E. þurst, from W.Gmc. *thurstus (Cf. O.S. thurst, Fris. torst, Du. dorst, O.H.G., Ger. durst), from P.Gmc. *thurs , from PIE root *ters dry (see TERRAIN (Cf. terrain)). Figurative sense of vehement desire is attested from… …

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  • 26rage — noun 1》 violent uncontrollable anger.     ↘[in combination] violent anger associated with conflict arising from a particular situation: air rage.     ↘the violent action of a natural agency. 2》 a vehement desire or passion.     ↘literary… …

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  • 27mania — n. 1. Madness, insanity, violent derangement, lunacy, aberration, delirium, frenzy, dementia. 2. Vehement desire …

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  • 28passion — n. 1. Suffering (specifically that of Christ by crucifixion). 2. Emotion, ardor, fervor, zeal, rapture, transport, excitement, impulse, glow, strong feeling. 3. Zeal, ardor, vehement desire. 4. Pathos, warmth of feeling, tender emotion. 5. Anger …

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  • 29rage — I. n. 1. Fury, frenzy, wrath, vehemence, excitement, passion, madness, raving, violent anger, furor. 2. Extreme eagerness, vehement desire. 3. Enthusiasm, rapture. 4. (Colloq.) Fashion, vogue, mode. II. v. n. 1. Ra …

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  • 30rage — ► NOUN 1) violent uncontrollable anger. 2) (in combination ) violent anger associated with conflict arising from a particular context: air rage. 3) a vehement desire or passion. 4) Austral./NZ informal a lively party. ► VERB 1) feel or express… …

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