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a hot, dry, dustladen wind blowing from northern Africa and affecting parts of southern Europe.
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a warm, sultry south or southeast wind accompanied by rain, occurring in the same regions.
synonym:sandstorm
antonym:breeze
sirocco:fervent
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highhanded
adjective
high handedly
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condescending or presumptuous; overbearing; arbitrary
synonym:authoratarian
antonym:democratic
highhanded:cavil
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1.
to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
2.
to return to the mind
synonym:persist
antonym:halt
recur:steadfast
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Definition
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a room or place where food is kept; pantry.
2.
a supply of food.
synonym:pantry
antonym:famine
larder:
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fervent
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having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling,enthusiasm, etc.; ardent:
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hot; burning; glowing
synonym:ardent
antonym:cool
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to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke
synonym:evoke
antonym:give
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a radiance surrounding the head or the whole figure in therepresentation of a sacred personage. 2. any encircling ring of light or color; halo.
synonym:halo
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steadfast
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fixed in direction; steadily directed
firm in purpose, resolution, faith, attachment, etc., as a person
synonym:fast
antoym:slow
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authorize
verb
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to give authority or official power to; empower:
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to give authority for; formally sanction (an act or proceeding)
synonym:bless
antonym:refuse
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a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm.
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anything profound, unfathomable, or infinite:
synonym:void
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profound
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penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge;having deep insight or understanding
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originating in or penetrating to the depths of one's being
synonym:deep
antonym: light
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Definition
a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawinga liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placingthe shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into theone below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into thelonger one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
synonym:drain |
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Definition
a person who carries a torch.
2.
a leader in a movement, campaign, etc.
synonym:torch
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filled with intense feeling or passion; passionate; ardent.
synonym:glowing
antonym:cool |
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Definition
to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth ordevelopment of
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to apply warm water or medicated liquid, ointments, etc., to (the surface of the body).
synonym:brew
antonym:end
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a direct route traveled quickly
synonym:shortcut |
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dreamily or wistfully thoughtful
expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by somesadness
synonym:sober
antonym:ignorant
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to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; behighly elated or jubilant
2.
Obsolete. to leap, especially for joy.
synonym:cheer
antonym:grieve
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to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily(usually followed by at or about)
synonym:carp
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uproarious
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characterized by or in a state of uproar; tumultuous.
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making an uproar; confused and noisy, as an a
ssembly, person, etc.
synonym:wild
antonym:unfunny
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a number of young produced or hatched at one time; a family ofoffspring or young.
a breed, species, group, or kind
synonym:breed
antonym:parent
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Definition
Often, hinterlands. the remote or less developed parts of a country;back country
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the land lying behind a coastal region.
synonym:outback
antonym:metropolis
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Definition
formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat.
synonym:stuffy
antonym:untidy |
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to tread or step heavily and noisily; stamp.
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to tread heavily, roughly, or crushingly (usually followed by on, upon,or over)
synonym:crush
antonym:aid
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Definition
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate(sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
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the body of water held back or controlled by a sluice gate.
synonym:channel
antonym:flood
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