Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
FULGENT
blazing, blinding, dazzling, fulgent, glaring, glary
(adjective) shining intensely; “the blazing sun”; “blinding headlights”; “dazzling snow”; “fulgent patterns of sunlight”; “the glaring sun”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
fulgent (comparative more fulgent, superlative most fulgent)
Shining brilliantly; radiant.
Source: Wiktionary
Ful"gent, a. Etym: [L. fulgens, -entis, p. pr. of fulgere to flash, glitter, shine, akin to Gr. Phlox, Flagrant.]
Definition: Exquisitely bright; shining; dazzling; effulgent. Other Thracians . . . fulgent morions wore. Glower.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ELOQUENCE
(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”
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