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  • 111fever pitch — fever ,pitch noun singular or uncount a state of great excitement: Excitement remained at a fever pitch until the very end …

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  • 112ballyhoo — [[t]bæ̱lihu͟ː, AM huː[/t]] ballyhooing, ballyhooed 1) N UNCOUNT: also a N (disapproval) You can use ballyhoo to refer to great excitement or anger about something, especially when you disapprove of it because you think it is unnecessary or… …

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  • 113drunk — [[t]drʌ̱ŋk[/t]] drunks 1) ADJ GRADED Someone who is drunk has drunk so much alcohol that they cannot speak clearly or behave sensibly. Stewart could not remember exactly why he had done it because he was so drunk... I got drunk and had to be… …

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  • 114sensational — [[t]sense͟ɪʃən(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A sensational result, event, or situation is so remarkable that it causes great excitement and interest. The world champions suffered a sensational defeat. Syn: dramatic Derived words: sensationally ADV… …

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  • 115alight — I UK [əˈlaɪt] / US adjective [never before noun] 1) burning set something alight: Dozens of cars were set alight. 2) literary if someone s face or eyes are alight, their expression shows a feeling such as excitement or happiness 3) literary… …

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  • 116fever pitch — UK / US noun [uncountable] a state of great excitement Excitement remained at fever pitch until the very end of the game …

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  • 117orgasm — [ôr′gaz΄əm] n. [Fr orgasme < Gr orgasmos < organ, to swell with moisture, lust < IE base * werg , to swell with sap or anger > Sans ūrjā, violence, vigor, sap] a frenzy; great excitement; esp., the climax of sexual excitement, as in… …

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  • 118delirium — n. 1 an acutely disordered state of mind involving incoherent speech, hallucinations, and frenzied excitement, occurring in metabolic disorders, intoxication, fever, etc. 2 great excitement, ecstasy. Phrases and idioms: delirium tremens a… …

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  • 119Albert Speer — This article is about the German architect who became a Third Reich minister, and later an author. For his eldest son, also an architect, see Albert Speer, Jr.. For the early 20th century American judge, see Albert Spear. Albert Speer Albert… …

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  • 120Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany — Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, in Italian Leopoldo Giovanni Giuseppe Francesco Ferdinando Carlo, in German Leopold Johann Joseph Franz Ferdinand Karl (3 October 1797 ndash; 29 January 1870), of Habsburg Lorraine, was Grand Duke of Tuscany… …

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