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1.
heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc.: a fervid orator.
2.
burning; glowing; intensely hot.
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Fervid
is a GRE word you need to know.
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| beginning to exist |
| a regional form of a language, especially French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language |
Example Sentences
- The fervid pace of restaurant openings over the last five years has finally peaked, say restaurateurs.
- The web rewards, with links and traffic, fervid expressions of ideological purity.
- The service is snappy and efficient under fervid conditions.
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fervid
1590s, from L. fervidus "glowing, burning, vehement," from fervere "to boil, glow" (see brew). Figurative sense of "impassioned" is from 1650s. Related: Fervidly.
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