199212928 | Terrestrial | referring to the planet earth or land | |
199212929 | sodden | something literally soaked through or something so dull and unimaginative that one might imagine a flood had carried away anything good | |
199212930 | deluge | refers to a flood or heavy rain | |
199212931 | febrile | something related to or characterized by fever | |
199212932 | torrid | intensely hot, burning | |
199212933 | incendiary | describe substances that can cause fire or describes anything that figuratively inflames | |
199212934 | conflagration | refers to a really big fire | |
199212935 | celestial | literally relating to the concept of sky or heaven or extremely good, figuratively "heavenly" | |
199212936 | ethereal | describes things that are heavenly/delicate | |
199212937 | firmament | refers to the sky/heavens, used in religious/historical/ poetic context |
AP Lang- Elemental Words
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