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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 |
|---|---|
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| lugubrious | mournful |