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1.Hot, steady, intense wind (in Mediterranean)
2.Hot or warm wind of cyclonic orgin of a heated region
Synonym/Antonym: warm air/ocean breeze
Sentence:The desert had a intense sirocco.
Analogy: sirocco:sandstorm(cause:effect)
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highhandedly, highhandness
Definition:(adj.)
1.having or showing no regard for the rights, concerns, or feelings of others
Synonym/Antonym:overbearing,bossy/caring
Sentence:All the guys in our class would always be so highhanded.
Analogy: highhanded:snobbish(increaing intensity) |
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recurred, recurring, recurrence
Definition:(v)
1.to have recourse
2.to go back in thought
3.to come again to mind
4.to come again time after time
Synonym/Antonym: reappear/forget
Sentence: The answer recurred in my mind doubting my decision.
Analogy: recur:mind (action:thind acted upon)
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Definition:(n)
1.a place where food is stored
2.a supply of food
Synonym/Antonym:pantry/
Sentence:There was a huge larder in the mansion.
Analogy: larder:cook(object or place:its user) |
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fervor, fervently
Definition:(adj)
1.very hot
2.exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling
Synonym/Antonym:zealous/cool
Sentence:The pot was fervent after being on the stove for a while.
Analogy: warm:fervent(increasing intensity)
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elicitation, elicitor
Definition:(v)
1.to draw forth or bring out
2.to call for or draw out
Synonym/Antonym: educe,lure/push away
Sentence:His hypnotism educed the patient towards him.
Analogy: educe:hypnotized patient(Action:Thing acted upon)
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aureola
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1.a radiant light around the head or body of a representaton of a sacred personage
2.aura
3. the luminous area around the sunor other bright light when seen through thin cloud or mist
4.a ring-shaped zone around an igneous intrusion
Synonym/Antonym:corona,radiance/darkness
Sentence:The aureole aroung baby Jesus's head was luminous.
Analogy: aureole:radiant(noun:closely related adjective) |
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steadfastly, steadfastness
Definition:(adj)
1.a firmly fixed place
2.not subject to change
3.firm in belief, determination, or adherence
Synonym/Antonym:loyal,immovable:unfaltering
Sentence:My steadfast friend comes with me everywhere.
Analogy: friend:steadfast(noun:closely related adj) |
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authorized, authorizing, authorizer
Definition:(v)
1.to invest with power or the right to act
2.to invest with legal authority
Synonym/Antonym:empower/
Sentence:I did not authorize him to speak for me.
Analogy: authorize:your boss(action:subject preforming action) |
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Definition:(n)
1.the bottomless gulf,pit,or chaos of the old cosmogonies
2.an immeasurable deep gulf or great space
3.intellectual or moral depths
Synonym/Antonym:gulf,depth/heaven
Sentence:They didn't have a clue how deep the abyss would go.
Analogy: abyss:deep(noun:closely related adj) |
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profoundly,profoundness
Definition:(adj)
1.having intellectual depth and insight
2.difficult to fanthom or understand
3.extending far below the surface
4.coming from,reaching to,or situated at a depth
5.charaterized by intesity of feeling or quality
6.all encompassing
(n)7.something that is very deep(the depths of the sea)
Synonym/Antonym:deep/short
Sentence:The emotional,profound book was inspiring.
Analogy: ocean:profound(noun:closely related adj)
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Definition:(n)
1.a tube bent to form 2 legs of unequal length by which a liquid can be transferred from a lower level over an intermediate elevation by pressure of the atmosphere
(v)siphoned,siphoning
2.to convey,draw off,or empty by or as if by a siphon
Synonym/Antonym:funnel/decreasing
Analogy: scientist:siphon(tool user:tool) |
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Definition:(n)
1.one who carries a torch
2.someone in a forefront of a campain,crusade,or movement
Synonym/Antonym:touchable/water
Sentence:I wish to be the torchbearer in the next Olympics.
Analogy: torchbearer:torch(tool user:tool) |
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impassion,impassioning
Definition:(adj)
1.filled with passion or zeal
2.showing great warmth or intensity of feeling
Synonym/Antonym:fervent/unenthusiastic
Sentence:The impassioned girl was excited to see her family again.
Analogy: emotion:impassion(category:example) |
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fomenter
Definition:(v)
1.to promote the growth or development of
Synonym/Antonym:brew/deter
Sentence:She asked to foment the petition on a teacher.
Analogy: petition:foment(tool:its action) |
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Definition:(n)
1.a straight direct course
(v)2.to go quickly in a straight direct course
Synonym/Antonym:straightway/serpentine
Sentence:The horse at the track beelined as straight as could be.
Analogy:beeline:straight(noun:closely related adj) |
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pensively,pensiveness
Definition:(adj)
1.musingly or dreamily thoughtful
2.suggestive of sad thoughtfulness
Synonym/Antonym:dreamy,sober/ignorant
Sentence:His pensive thought about a girl was disrupted by the teacher.
Analogy: dream:pensive(noun:closely related adj) |
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exultingly
Definition:(v)
1.to leap for joy
2.to be extremely joyful
Synonym/Antonym:rejoice/grieve
Sentence:The sad girl tried to exult after a tough day.
Analogy: exult:sad girl(action:thing acted upon) |
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caviller,cavilling
Definition:(v)
1.to raise trivial and frivilous objection
Synonym/Antonym:criticize/agree
Sentence:The lawyer kept cavilling at the evidence offending his client.
Analogy: cavil:lawyer(action:subject preforming action)
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uproariously,uproariousness
Definition:(adj)
1.marked by uproar
2.very noisy and full
3.extremely funny
Synonym/Antonym:clamorous,hilarious/solemn
Sentence:The movie I watched this weekend was uproarious.
Analogy: movie:uproarious(noun:closely related adj) |
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broodingly
Definition:(n)
1.the young of an animal or a family of young
2.a group having a common nature or orgin
(adj)3.kept for breeding
(v)4.to sit on or incubate (eggs)
5.to think anxiously or gloomily about
6.to sit quietly and thoughtfully
7.to dwell gloomily on a subject
8.to be in a state of depression
Synonym/Antonym:breed,ponder,meditate/excited
Sentence:After getting a bad score on a test, she brood sadly in her room.
Analogy: brood:egg(action:thing acted upon) |
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Definition:(n)
1.a region lying inland from a coast
2.a region remote from urban areas
3. a region lying beyond major metropolitan or cultural centers
Synonym/Antonym:wilderness/metropolis
Sentence:For the weekend we went to stay in a hinterland area.
Analogy: region:hinterland(category:example)
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primmed,primming,primmer,primmest,primly,primness
Definition:(v)
1.to demure expression
2.to dress primly
(adj)3.stiffly formal and proper
Synonym/Antonym:decorous/untidy
Sentence:For his meeting, he dressed prim.
Analogy: pefect:prim(decreasing intensity) |
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trampled,trampling
Definition:(v)
1.to tread heavily so as to bruise,crush, or injur
2.to inflict injury or destruction
Synonym/Antonym:crush/cure
Sentence:When the band came out of their van, a group of girls almost trampled me.
Analogy: trample:elephant(action:subject preforming action) |
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sluiced,sluicing,sluicelike
Definition:(n)
1.a channel, especially one carrying off surplus water; drain
2.an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow
(v)3.to drain by or as if by opening a sluice
4.to flush or cleanse with a rush of water
Synonym/Antonym:channel,flush/hold back
Sentence:The water was sluiced out of the pond.
Analogy: sluice:lake(action:thing acted upon) |
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