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Cordial

Proceeding from the heart.

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Friendly 84% connected

Having the temper and disposition of a friend; disposed to promote the good of another; kind; favorable.

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Friendly 84% connected

Having the temper and disposition of a friend; disposed to promote the good of another; kind; favorable.

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Sincere 84% connected

Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.

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Sincere 84% connected

Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.

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Warm 84% connected

Having heat in a moderate degree; not cold as, warm milk.

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Warm 84% connected

Having heat in a moderate degree; not cold as, warm milk.

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Absinth 76% connected

Alt. of Absinthe

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Absinthe 76% connected

The plant absinthium or common wormwood.

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Anisette 76% connected

A French cordial or liqueur flavored with anise seeds.

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Benedictine 76% connected

Pertaining to the monks of St. Benedict, or St. Benet.

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Chartreuse 76% connected

A Carthusian monastery; esp. La Grande Chartreuse, mother house of the order, in the mountains near Grenoble, France.

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Kummel 76% connected

A Russian and German liqueur, consisting of a sweetened spirit flavored with caraway seeds.

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Maraschino 76% connected

A liqueur distilled from fermented cherry juice, and flavored with the pit of a variety of cherry which grows in Dalmatia.

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Persicot 76% connected

A cordial made of the kernels of apricots, nectarines, etc., with refined spirit.

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Ratafia 76% connected

A spirituous liquor flavored with the kernels of cherries, apricots, peaches, or other fruit, spiced, and sweetened with sugar; -- a term applied to…

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Broader term 3

Alcohol 76% connected

An impalpable powder.

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Inebriant 76% connected

Intoxicating.

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Intoxicant 76% connected

That which intoxicates; an intoxicating agent; as, alcohol, opium, and laughing gas are intoxicants.

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Cordiality 74% connected

Relation to the heart.

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Cordiality 74% connected

Relation to the heart.

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Synonym 4

Affable 92% connected

Easy to be spoken to or addressed; receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; courteous; sociable.

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Amiable 92% connected

Lovable; lovely; pleasing.

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Genial 92% connected

Same as Genian.

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Liqueur 92% connected

An aromatic alcoholic cordial.

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