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   tempest

   /ˈtɛmpɪst/

   noun

   • 1. a violent windy storm: "a raging tempest" Similar stormsquallgalehurricanetornadocyclonetyphoonsuperstormthunderstormcloudburstdownpourrainstormhailstormdelugemonsoontropical stormelectrical stormsnowstormblizzarddust stormdust devilwilliwawice stormwindstormburanturmoiltumultturbulencefermentdisturbancedisorderchaosupheavaldisruptioncommotionuproarstormfuroreOpposite tranquillity

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French tempeste, from Latin tempestas ‘season, weather, storm’, from tempus ‘time, season’.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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