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Gamboge (noun) gam-bowj Yellow or yellow-orange Gamboge, “yellow-orange,” comes from New Latin gambogium, a gum…

Perse (adj) purs of a very deep shade of blue or purple. 1325–75; Middle English…

Corroborate (verb) kor-ob-or-ayt To make certain; confirm. First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin corrōborātus, past…

Torrid (adj) tor-rid Opressively hot, parching or burning, as in climate or air. Torrid “oppressively…