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Word Master #2
Vocabulary
25
English
7th Grade
01/07/2015

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Sirocco

Definition

(noun)

 

1. Hot steady wind

 

Synonym: hot zephyr

Antonyms: ocean wind

 

Analogy: warm zephyr : sirocco



 



 

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Highhanded
high-handedly  high-handedness

Definition

adj


1. using your authority in an unreasonable way, wihtout considering orhter people's feelings or opinions


Synonyms: self-centered

Antonyms: selfless


Analogy:  highhanded:thief





 

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Recur
recurred, recurring

Definition

verb

 

1.  if something, especially something bad happens, it happens again or happens again or happens several times

2.  If a number or numbers after a decimal point, they are repeated forever in the same order


Synonyms:  bad habit

Antonyms: birthday


Analogy:  recur : cancer

 

 

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Larder

Definition

Noun


1.  A place where you store food.

2.  A supply of food.


Synonyms:  celar,

Antonyms: 


Analogy:  larder: food


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Fervent

Fervently

Definition

adjective


1. Believing or feeling something very strongly.

2. Hot and glowing


Synonyms: passionate

Antonyms: neutral


Analogy:  aureole:fervent

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 Elicit

elicitation, elicitor

 

Definition

verb


1. To get information, a reaction, etc, from someone when this is difficult.


Synonyms: reaction

Antonyms:  no response


Analogy:  Tutor: elicit

 


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Aureole

aureole

Definition

noun


1. A radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred person

2.  something resembling and aureole


Synonym: Halo

Antonym: Dull, nothing


Analogy:  bright:aureole

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Steadfast

Definition

adjective


1. Faithful or very loyal


Synonyms:  loyal, staunch, faithful, devoted

Antonyms:  disloyal, unfaithful, undevoted


Analogy: loyal:steadfast



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Authorize

Authorized

 

Definition

verb


1. To give official permision for something


Synonym: allowed, permit, sanction

Antonym: veto, illegal


Analogy: authorize: document




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Abyss

Definition

noun


1. a very dangerous or frightening situation

2. A very deep hole or space that seems to have no bottom


Synonyms:  void, cavity

Antonyms: promenade


Analogy:  abyss : run away

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 Profound

Profoundly

Definition

adjective, noun


1. very great, important, or strong

2. showing strong serious feelings

3.  Showing great knowledge and understanding


Synonym:  eminent, fervent, sage

Antonyms: useless, non-important


Analogy: sage:profound

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 Siphon

siphonned, siphonnage, siphonal, siphonic

Definition

verb, noun


1. to take something away from the person, organization, etc for which it was intended, epecially to dishonestly take money.

2.  to remove liquid from a container using a siphon

3. a bent tube that you used to get liquid out of a container, by holding one end of the tube at a lower level than the container.


Synonyms: tube, steal

Antonyms: receive

Analogy: siphon, container wiht water




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 Torchbearer

torchbearers

Definition

noun


1.  someone who carries a torch at the head of the group of people

2.  someone who leads a campaign, movement, etc.


Synonym: leader

Antonyms:  bully

Analogy:  fervent:torchbearer

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Impassioned

Definition

adj.


1. full of strong feelings and emotion


Synonyms: passionate, fervent

Antonyms: dispassionate


Analogy: impassioned:speech



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Foment

Definition

verb


1. to do something that encourages people to cause a lot of trouble in a society


Synonyms: start, provoke, brew

Antonyms: quash


Analogy: foment:crime

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Beeline

 

Definition

verb


1. to go quickly and directly toward someone or something


Synonyms: towards

Antonyms: away


Analogy: beeline:bear


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 Pensive

pensively, pensiveness

 

 

 

Definition

adjective


1.  thinking about something a lot and seeming slightly sad

2.  Dreamily thoughtful

3.  concentrate


Synonym: daydream. thoughtful

Antonym: unreflective


Analogy:  student:pensive



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 Exult

exultant, exultation, exulted

Definition

verb


1. to show that you are very happy and proud becaus eyou have achieved something


Synonyms:  joy, triumph

Antonyms: defeat


Analogy: winning:exult


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 Cavil

caviled, caviling, caviler

Definition

verb


1.  to make unnecessary conplaints about something


Synonyms: complain

Antonyms: stoic


Analogy: cavil:customer

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 Uproarious

uproariously

Definition

adj


1.  very noisy, espiecially with a lot of laughter


Synonyms: hysterical

Antonyms: calm, quiet


Analogy: party:uproarious

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 Brood

brooding, broodily, broodiness

Definition

noun, verb


1.  All the yound birds or other creatures that a mother produces at one time.

2.  A family of children

3.  to sit on eggs to hatch thme.

4.  to think for a long time about something such as a failure or a disappointment


Synonyms:family, incubation,

Antonyms:

Analogy: brood:uproarious

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Hinterland

 

Definition

noun


1.  the ofter remote parts of country away from the coast or the banks of major rivers.


Synonyms: rural, remote

Antonyms:  City, coastal


Analogy: remote:hinterland

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 Prim

primly

Definition

adjective


1.  always behaving correctly and easily shocked by anything that is rude

2. Rather formal in appearance, behavior or manner,


Synonym: decorous, formal

Antonyms:  dirty, informal


Analogy:  wedding:prim

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Trample

Definition

verb


1.  to tread heavily on something or somebody as to cause damage or destruction

2.  to crush or harm something by treading on it

3. to fail to consider somebody's feeling, rights, etc;to treat with contempt


Synonyms: deface, tread

Antonyms:  to make new, rights

Analogy: trample:carpet  buildozer:trample

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Sluice

 

 

 

 

 

Definition

noun, verb


1.  a sliding gate or other device for controlling the flow of water out of or into a canal, lake, etc.

2.  to wash something with a stream of water


Synonyms: hose down, canal

Antonyms: getting it dirty

Analogy: sluice:stables



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