Word of the Day = Fervent -------------------------------- Pronunciation \ FUR-vuhnt \ , adjective; 1. having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, etc.; ardent: a ferventadmirer; a fervent plea. 2. hot; burning; glowing. Quotes: 1. The laird Glenross sunk on his knees by the side of thebed, on which she lay extended in death; his handswere clasped, his eyes closed, and his head bentdownwards; the whisperings of a fervent devotionburst from his lips. -- Francis Lathom, The Mysterious Freebooter; or,The Days of Queen Bess , 1806 2. He had heard Miss Ophelia speak often of a cough,that all her medicaments could not cure; and evennow that fervent cheek and little hand were burningwith hectic fever; and yet the thought that Evaswords suggested had never come to him til now. -- Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Toms Cabin , 1852
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