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Word Explanations boon, piety, amphitheater, fluted, secession, incandescent, annunciate, staggering, alveolate, analogy

Explanation of boon (noun)
a desirable state

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Explanation of piety (noun)
form: pieties
righteousness by virtue of being pious

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Explanation of amphitheater (noun)
form: amphitheaters
stadium; arena

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Explanation of fluted (adjective)
decorated with channels or grooves

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Explanation of secession (noun)
formal separation from an alliance or federation

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Explanation of incandescent (adjective)
characterized by ardent emotion or intensity or brilliance

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Explanation of annunciate (verb)
foreshadow or presage; harbinger; foretell; herald

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Explanation of staggering (adjective)
so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; stupefying

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Explanation of alveolate (adjective)
pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb); cavitied; honeycombed; pitted

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Explanation of analogy (noun)
form: analogies
the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater

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Meaning of boon, piety, amphitheater, fluted