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PYROMANIAC
a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania
The meaning of the word pyromaniac is a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| willowy | abounding with willows |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| witless | destitute of wit or understanding : foolish |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |