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LYRICS
ex·ca·vate v 1. to remove earth or soil by digging or scooping out 2. to make a hole or cavity in something by removing the material inside 3. to dig in a place carefully and methodically, taking notes about procedures, conditions, and finds, with a view to uncovering objects of archaeological interest 4. to form a shape or cavity by hollowing 5. to discover or uncover something valuable by effort
vol·ca·no n 1. a naturally occurring opening in the surface of the Earth through which molten, gaseous, and solid material is ejected 2. a mountain created by the deposition and accumulation of materials ejected from a vent in a central crater
vol·ca·nism or vul·ca·nism n the processes involved in the formation of volcanoes, and in the transfer of magma and volatile material from the interior of the earth to its surface
vol·can·ic·i·ty or vul·can·ic·i·ty n the tendency or likelihood of a volcano or group of volcanoes to erupt
vol·can·ic adj 1. relating to or originating from a volcano 2. made up of or coming from volcanoes 3. characterized by sudden violent outbursts
ex·tri·cate vt to release somebody or something with difficulty from a physical constraint or an unpleasant or complicated situation
a·bate v 1. to lessen or make something lessen gradually (formal or literary) 2. to suppress or end a nuisance, act, or writ 3. to lower the amount or rate of something such as a tax (formal)
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