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gondola
gon/do/la
stifling
very hot
ambled
Walked slowly
altitudes
al/ti/tude/s
Aurora
Au/ro/ra
intense
Strong, powerful
ornately
in a fancy way
fissures
fis/sure/s
buoyancy
buoy/an/cy
flared
burned
proclaimed
declared, announced
astrolabe
as/tro/labe
predominantly
pre/dom/i/nant/ly
smolder
burn or smoke
hazards
risk or dangers
epitomes
e/pit/o/mes
Alburquerque
Al/bu/quer/que
unrelenting
no stop
alleviate
to lessen or reduce
fortuitous
for/tu/i/tous