Sirocco N.

<Sirrocos>

Syn: Sandstorm

Analogy:

1) A hot, dry, and dusty southernly wind blowing from the African coast to Italy, Sicily, and Spain

2) A warm wind blowing from a warm region toward a center of low barometric pressure

Sentence:In Italy siroccos occur year long.

Highhanded  Adj.

<highhandedly; highhandedness >

Syn:Overbearing

Ant:Democratic

Analogy:

1) Done in an overbearing or arbitrary manner

2) Arrogant; overbearing

Sentence: Jimmy was angered by his boss' highhanded attitude.

Recur V.

<recurred, recurring>

Syn: Reappear

Ant: Halt, Stop

Analogy: 

1) to return or happen again

2) to happen or occur again, esp. after some lapse of time; appear at intervals

Sentence: It is not for sure that someone who beat cancer won't have it recur.

Larder N.

<larders>

Syn:Pantry

Analogy:

1) a place where the food supplies of a household are kept;

2) a supply of food

Sentence: After she went grocey shopping she realized that she needed a new larder to put her extra items in.

Fervent Adj.

<Fervently, ferventness>

Syn:ardent

Ant:

Analogy:

1) having or showing great warmth of feeling; intensely devoted or earnest

2) to be extremely devoted or to have intense affection for

Sentence: Katy is a fervent fan of the book and has the whole collection.

Elicit V.

< elicitable, elicitation, elicitor >

Syn:educe, evoke

Ant:

Analogy:

1) to reveal information or to act

2) to cause or to be revealed

Sentence: His true identity was elicted in court.

Aureole N.

 <aureola>

halo,glory

Ant:

Analogy:

1)a radiance encircling the head or body (as in religious paintings)

2)the illuminated area around the sun

Sentence:

Steadfast Adj.

< steadfastly, steadfastness >

Syn: fickle

Ant:

Analogy:

1) fixed, firm and staying strong.

2) not changing

Sentence:

Authorize V.

<authorized, authorizing>

Syn: empower; commission; warrant

Ant:

Analogy:

1)  to empower someone or to give the approval for something.

2) to give official approval to or permission for

Sentence:After the authoriztion was complete I felt a table lift off my shoulders.

Abyss N.

<abyssal>

Syn: Chasm; bottomless

Ant:

Analogy:

1)   an extremely deep or bottomless hole or chasm, either literal or figurative.

2) anything too deep for measurement

Sentence:She was in a abyss of confusian between many family cricises. 

Profound Adj.

<diff. from>

Syn: profoundly; profoundness

Ant:

Analogy:

1) being deep, having intellectual depth or being intensely felt

2) marked by intellectual depth

Sentence: Sleeping beauty was in a profound sleep for 100 years before a prince's kiss awoke her.

Siphon N. or V.

<siphonal; siphonal>

Syn: tube

Ant:

Analogy:

1)  a tube that is used to draw liquid from one container into another

2) to run a tube from one container to another in a way that uses atmospheric pressure to move the liquid into the lower container

Sentence: Chef Michael introduced the siphon to hi fellow cooks.

Torchbearer N.

<torch>

Syn: sage; 

Ant:

Analogy:

1) a person who brings enlightenment; an inspirational leader, as in some movement

2) One that carries a torch.

Sentence:I saw a distant light and saw that a torch bearer and his family were lighting a campfire.

Impassioned Adj.

<impassionedly; Passion Passionate>

Syn: passionate; fiery; ardent; fervent

Ant:

Analogy:

1) filled with passion 

2) having or showing strong feeling; 

Sentence: At court all the lawyers spoke very impassionately. 

Foment V.

<fo·ment·ed, fo·ment·ing, fo·ments>

Syn:instigate; incite

Ant:

Analogy:

1)  to cause trouble

2) to treat the skin with warm water or lotions

Sentence: Every morining she foments her hands causing them to be as soft as a baby's butt.

Beeline N.

<bee·lined, bee·lin·ing, bee·lines>

Syn: straight 

Ant:

Analogy:

1)  a straight or direct line to get from one place to another.

2) a straight line or direct route from one place to another

Sentence: ''Don't go anywhere else, I want it to be a traight beeline to school and back." said Jenny's mom.

Pensive Adj.

<pensively, pensiveness>

Syn:depression sadness

Ant:

Analogy:

1) is feeling sad while deep in thought.

2) thinking deeply or seriously, often of sad or melancholy things

Sentence: I saw a pensive expression on Mary's face when she was eating alone.

Exult V.

<ex·ult·ed, ex·ult·ing, ex·ults>

Syn: jubilant; glory; happiness; joy

Ant:

Analogy:

1) to feel or to show feelings of great happiness or joy.

2) to rejoice greatly

Sentence: After she realized that she got the best score in the Wordmasers test she exulted with joy.

Cavil N. or V.

<caviled; cavilled; caviling; cavilling>

Syn:refuse

Ant:

Analogy:

1) a silly or petty objection.

2) to disapprove for minor reasons.

Sentence: My mom caviled my request to go to Starbucks even though we didn't have anything else to do. 

Uproarious Adj.

<uproariously;uproariousness>

Syn: uproar; tumultuous; hilarious; humorous; boisterous

Ant:

Analogy:

1) loud and boisterous, as laughter

2) causing such laughter

Sentence: After my joke that classroom filled with an uproarious laughter

Brood N. or V.

<brood·ed, brood·ing, broods>

Syn: protect; care

Ant:

Analogy:

1) the offspring or children in a family

2) to hover over or protect offspring

Sentence: The mama bird brooded hir eggs with her wings.

Hinterland N.

<hinterlands>

Syn: backcountry;

Ant:

Analogy:

1) The land directly adjacent to and inland from a coast.

2) an area far from big cities and towns

Sentence:The family lived in the hinterlands of Nebraska.

Prim Adj.

<primmer, primmest, primming; primmed>

Syn: precis; moral; proper; demure

Ant:

Analogy:

1) a proper, precise and formal person.

2) Precise or proper to the point of affectation

Sentence: She fixed up prim and proper after her life on the streets.

Trample V.

<trampled; trampling>

Syn: crush, destroy, hurt, violate

Ant:

Analogy:

1) to treat harshly or crush with the feet.

2) To tread heavily or destructively

Sentence:She just tramplped over my slaved over collection of flowers.

Word Part of speech (N.)

<diff. from>

Syn:

Ant:

Analogy: