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  • 91atrocity — n. 1. Heinousness, atrociousness, horrible cruelty, enormity, flagrancy, villany, flagitiousness, depravity, wickedness, savagery, ferocity. 2. Atrocious crime, flagitious villany, horror, enormity, act of ferocity …

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  • 92fierceness — noun the property of being wild or turbulent (Freq. 1) the storm s violence • Syn: ↑ferocity, ↑furiousness, ↑fury, ↑vehemence, ↑violence, ↑wildness • …

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  • 93furiousness — noun the property of being wild or turbulent the storm s violence • Syn: ↑ferocity, ↑fierceness, ↑fury, ↑vehemence, ↑violence, ↑wildness • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

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  • 94vehemence — noun 1. intensity or forcefulness of expression (Freq. 1) the vehemence of his denial his emphasis on civil rights • Syn: ↑emphasis • Derivationally related forms: ↑emphatic (for: ↑ …

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  • 95wildness — noun 1. a feeling of extreme emotional intensity (Freq. 1) the wildness of his anger • Syn: ↑abandon • Derivationally related forms: ↑wild • Hypernyms: ↑passion, ↑ …

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  • 96fe·roc·i·ty — /fəˈrɑːsəti/ noun [noncount] : a very fierce or violent quality : the quality or state of being ferocious the ferocity of the lion s attack We were stunned by the ferocity of the storm …

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  • 97Acharnement — A*char ne*ment, n. [F.] Savage fierceness; ferocity. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 98Beast — (b[=e]st), n. [OE. best, beste, OF. beste, F. b[^e]te, fr. L. bestia.] 1. Any living creature; an animal; including man, insects, etc. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Any four footed animal, that may be used for labor, food, or sport; as, a… …

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  • 99Beast royal — Beast Beast (b[=e]st), n. [OE. best, beste, OF. beste, F. b[^e]te, fr. L. bestia.] 1. Any living creature; an animal; including man, insects, etc. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Any four footed animal, that may be used for labor, food, or… …

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  • 100Boisterous — Bois ter*ous, a. [OE. boistous; of uncertain origin; cf. W. bwyst wild, savage, wildness, ferocity, bwystus ferocious.] 1. Rough or rude; unbending; unyielding; strong; powerful. [Obs.] Boisterous sword. Boisterous hand. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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