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A hot dust-laden win from the Libyan deserts.
a warm moist oppresive southeast wind.
The sirocco made the ice melt faster.
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using power or power or authority without considering the feeling of others.
He highhanded when he was upset. |
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to occur again,periodically,or repeatedly.
come back to someone's mind.
My dream recurred yesterday.
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a room or large cupboard for storing food.
Safeway has a big larder deep inside their market. |
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having or displaying a passionate intensity.
hot,burning,or glowing.
The soup is very fervent.
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to draw forth in to existence
evoke or draw our a response from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions.
I woke up and elicited |
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a circle of light or brightness surrounding something.
as depicted in art around the head or body of a person represented as holy.
The aureole made the artifact see-able. |
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resoluting or dutifully firm and unwavering.
steadfast loyalty. |
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to give official permission for or approval to.
I authorize you to stay here. |
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a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm.
a wide or profound difference between people.
A rope leading down to a dark abyss. |
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very great or intense
having or showing great knowledge or insight.
A profound basketball game. |
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a pipe or tube used to convey liquid upward from a container and then down to a lower level by gravity.
The siphon connected to the ocean. |
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a person who carries the ceremonial torch.
a person who leads or inspires others in working toward a valued goal.
Mike was the torchbearer for the party. |
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to make passionate.
She impassioned me. |
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instigate or stir up.
You have to foment the dough before you bake it. |
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a straight line between two places.
a straight line that supposively a bee uses to get back to the hive.
Someone intercepted the beeline and got stung. |
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engaged in,involving,or reflecting deep or serious thought.
It was very pensive of you for bringing flowers.
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show or feel elation or jubilation as the result of success.
The runner exulted with joy of his victory. |
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to make pretty or unnecessary objections.
He find something to cavil at everything I say. |
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extremley funny.
The uproarious joke made my stomach hurt |
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a family of young animals.
The brood came over to us once they saw the food in our hands. |
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the often uncharted areas beyond a coastal district or a river's banks.
The hinterland was where he camped. |
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stiffly formal and respectable
feeling or showing disapproval of anything regarded as improper.
I prim the idea where you sell toy guns. |
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to tread on and crush.
The trampede trampled on the plants. |
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a sliding gate or another device for controlling the flow of water,
The sluice was brocken so the water was all messed up. |
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