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smoke

The meaning of the word reek is smoke.

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capacitylegal competency (see competence
pariaha member of a low caste of southern India
debutanteone making a debut (see debut
adulationextreme or excessive admiration or flattery
insuperableincapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved
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
preyan animal taken by a predator as food
uproara state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance
nadirthe point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer
convulsionan abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles