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ardor

nounCommon GRE wordMore A words

intense enthusiasm or passion

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Ardor in a sentence

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He pursued the project with the ardor of a true believer.

Synonyms
fervorzealpassion
Antonyms
apathyindifferencecoolness

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Far from being the revolutionary thinker his admirers claimed, the philosopher was in fact quite blank, defending the traditional doctrines of his teachers without challenge.

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Ardor (noun) means intense enthusiasm or passion
Here is ardor used in an example sentence: "He pursued the project with the ardor of a true believer."
Common synonyms for ardor include fervor, zeal, passion.
Antonyms of ardor include apathy, indifference, coolness.
Ardor is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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