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While we're talking about cold, chilly, frosty, frozen, freezing, glacial things, see if you can come up with one more synonym: something intensely cold, either painfully or refreshingly, is g___d.
"Glacial" and "glacier" both trace back to the Latin word glacies, meaning "ice."
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Part of speech:
The word "glacial" is formal, common, and easy to understand, with a scientific tone.
"As if she senses my weakness, Helene grits her teeth and drives me back, her pale eyes glacial, daring me to challenge her."
Explain both meanings of "glacial" without saying "cold" or "gradual."
The word "glacial" is perfect for griping impatiently about things that happen too slowly.
Try to spend 20 seconds or more on the game below. Don’t skip straight to the review—first, let your working memory empty out.
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Opposites of GLACIAL include
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