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noun, plural siroccos.
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a hot, dry, dustladen wind blowing from northern Africa and affectingparts of southern Europe.
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a warm, sultry south or southeast wind accompanied by rain,occurring in the same regions.
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any hot, oppressive wind, especially one in the warm sector of acyclone.
syn:warm wind ant. cool breeze
Increasing intensity::sirocco:heat wave
I felt the heat of the sirocco against my face.
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adj.
1. acting or done in an overbearing manner
syn. arrogant ant.lowly
The king was very highhanded.
syn::arrogant:highhanded
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verb
1. to have recourse
2.to return, as in though, talk, or memory
The wall was used for recur
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1.a room where food is kept
2.a supply of food
I got an apple from the larder
Syn.pantry |
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1.having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirt
2. hot, golowing, burning
He was a fervrent type of prson.
syn. Warmly nice |
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1. to draw out or bring forth
2.enduce, ekove
We elicted out the truth.
syn. show |
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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.
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fixed in direction; steadily directed:
2.
firm in purpose, resolution, faith, attachment, etc., as a person:
That was a steadfast man.
syn. firm
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1. to give athourity
2. empower
The king authorized the people to have beer.
syn. grant permission |
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1. deep chasm
2. an deep immeasureable space
There was an abyss in space.
syn. void |
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1. to penetrate ones kowledege deeply
He had some profoung kowledege.
syn. go deeply. |
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1. a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing aliquid from one container
2. siphon tube
He used the siphon tube.
syn. tube |
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1.a person who holds a torch
2.leader in a movment
MLK Jr. was a torchbearer in the civilrights movment.
syn. Leader |
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1. filled with passion
2.fiery,inflamed
He was impassioned by model cars.
syn. passionate
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1.to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth ordevelopment of:
to foment trouble; to foment discontent.
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to apply warm water or medicated liquid, ointments, etc., to (thesurface of the body).
He fomented the school.
syn. build up
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1. a direct route traveld quickly
He made a beeline for the candy.
syn. directly |
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1. dreamily or wistful thought
2. expressing or revealing thought fulness
He was thinking of a pensive.
syn. thought |
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1.to show or feel livley with joy
2.to leap, for joy.
He exulted after he won the race.
syn. happy |
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1. to raise irritating objections
he had a cavil.
syn. objection |
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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 assembly, person, etc.
3.
very funny, as a person or situation.
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very loud, as sounds or utterances.
5.
expressed by or producing uproar.
He was very uproarious.
syn. loud
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1. number of young produced or hatched at one time; a family ofoffspring or young.
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a breed, species, group, or kind:
The chicken had many brood.
syn. kids
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1. remote part of country
2. backcountry
I lived in the hinterland.
syn. country |
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1. formaly precise
2. proper
The man was prim beacuse hewas very percise
syn. neat and orderly |
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1. to tread heavily or noisily
2.to walk crushingly
He trampled over the ground.
syn. Tread |
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1. an artificial channel made to flow water.
2.regulate flow from
There was a slucie in the river.
syn. water channel |
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