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apogee The point in its orbit when a planet or satellite is farthest from the earth. The highest point. geocentric referring to the center of the earth in measurement or observation. Considering the earth as teh center of a planetary system. perigee the point in its orbit when a planet or a satellite (usually the moon) is nearest the earth inter to bury; to place in a grave terra cotta ceramic clay used in pottery, statuary, and construction terrestrial pertaining to the earth and its inhabitants exhume to dig out of the ground; disinter humus Rich, dark organic material formed by decay of vegetable matter, essential to soil's fertility mountebank A swindler; a charlatan; a trickster paramount Of chief importance; primary; foremost promontory a high ridge of land jutting into a body of water; a headland pastoral rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor repast a meal; food served at a meal rustic typical of country life and people; simple; rough rusticate to go to the country animus 1. a powerful feeling of hostility or antagonism; hatred 2. an animating spirit equanimity composure and calm in stressful conditions; equilibrium pusillanimous cowardly; fearful ether The regions of space beyond the earth's atmosphere; the heavens; a highly flammable liquid anesthetic ethereal spiritlike in lightness and delicacy; heavenly; celestial diaphanous allowing light to show through; delicate epiphany A revelatory manifestation of a divine being; a revelation; a flash of understanding of the true nature of something. phantasm A phantom; an apparition; something unreal, as in a dream or a vision sycophant a flatterer seeking favors or gain; a servile self-seeker aspiration Strong desire for achievement dispirited dejected; discouraged; gloomy hyperbole an exaggeration; a figure expressing excess hyperborean far north; Arctic; very cold; frigid hyperventilation The condition of taking abnormally fast, deep breaths vent 1. an outlet; an opening for passage of liquids, fumes, or sometimes air 2. to utter; to express, especially in relieving strong feelings fervid full of intense passion or zeal effervescent bubbling up from a liquid; very excited; bubbling over with high spirits conflagration a large destructive fire flagrant shockingly evident; outrageously conspicuous inflammatory arousing strong emotion, especially anger or hostility; pertaining to redness, swelling, or pain following an infection or injury flamboyant colored or decorated in a showy way; having a showy appearance or manner incendiary (adj.) deliberately setting or causing fires; designed to start fires; tending to stir up strife or rebellion; one who deliberately sets fires, arsonist; one who causes strife incense to cause great anger; to enrage caustic (adj.) able to burn or eat away by chemical action; biting, sarcastic wit cauterize to burn with a hot iron or a chemical to destroy abnormal tissue and/or to stop infection and/or bleeding pyre a pile of wood for corpse burning as a measure of funeral ceremony; any pile of combustible materials pyrotechnics a display of fireworks; a spectacular display of virtuosity in music, writing, wit, or other accomplishment` PYROMANIA compulsory need to set things in fire scintilla a very small amount; a bit; an iota scintillate to give off sparks; to be animated or brilliant