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| 1. the floor of a fireplace, usually made out of brick or stone; 2. family life; the home | hearth |
 a mythical creature, generally resembling a lizard, believed capable of living in or withstanding fire. | salamander |
| a flammable oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters | kerosene |
| in a rich manner | luxuriously |
| preceding in time or order | prior |
| to make more compact by or as if by pressing | compress |
| to spellbind; enthrall; to put into a sleeplike state | hypnotize |
 a jointed puppet manipulated from above by strings or wires attached to its limbs | marionette |
 a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing; can be used as a small container | thimble |
| purify; extract; condense | distill |
| to flow forth suddenly in great volume | gush |
| 1. from another part of the world; foreign; 2. excitingly strange | exotic |
| a bird in Egyptian mythology that lived in the desert for 500 years and then consumed itself by fire, later to rise renewed from its ashes. | phoenix |
| having a very small internal diameter | capillary |
| a natural inclination, or tendency; predisposition | proclivity |
| transparent paper-like product that is impervious to moisture and used to wrap candy or cigarettes | cellophane |
| an institution for the care of people | asylum |
| hateful; meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure | odious |
| to grow well or luxuriantly; thrive | flourish |
| harsh, jarring sound; dissonance | cacophony |
| communication by means of gesture and facial expression | pantomime |
 an apparatus in which humans or animals are enclosed and which is revolved to simulate the effects of acceleration in a spacecraft | centrifuge |
| one that incinerates, especially an apparatus, such as a furnace, for burning waste | incinerator |