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APPARENT

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incendiaryigniting combustible materials spontaneously
fermentationthe enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
vintnera wine merchant
optionalinvolving an option : not compulsory
magnitudegreat size or extent
raimentclothing
ironicrelating to, containing, or constituting irony
understateto represent as less than is the case
anchora device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom