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OBSIDIAN

a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava

The meaning of the word obsidian is a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava.

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odoroushaving an odor: such as
donto put on (an article of clothing)
slavishof or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
malevolenthaving, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
lackadaisicallacking life, spirit, or zest : languid
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
opulencewealth
inexorablenot to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
corrosivetending or having the power to corrode