Desire and Elect

Desire

Desire verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.

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Elect and desire are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Elect" instead a verb "Desire".

Nearby Words: desirous, desirable, desired, desiring, Desiree

Elect verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.

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Desire and elect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Desire" instead a verb "Elect".

Nearby Words: election, elected, elective, electing, elector

Maelstrom in the first book, the necromancer in the second and Stormhold Elect in Born to Raise the Sons of Earth are all major Heavy villains who can cheat death and are at least partially motivated by a desire to continue cheating death.

Source: Literature / Mediochre Q Seth Series

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