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General Vocab
7th Grade
01/07/2015

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Term
Sirocco
Definition

Definition

1.a hot wind, often dusty or rainy, blowing from North Africa across the

Mediterranean to southern Europe

2. Any hot, oppressive wind

Synonym:Sandstorm 

Antoynym: zephyr 

Analogy: Antonym  

Tall:short::zephyr: sirocco

 

Term
Highhanded (Adj)
Definition

Definition

1.Not having or showing any interest in the rights, opinions, or feelings of other people

2.condescending or presumptuous

Synoym: overbearing

Antonym: careless

Term
Recur
Recurred/Recurring
Definition

Definition

1.to happen or appear again : to occur again

2.to occur again, as an event,experience,etc. 

Synoym: reappear remember 

Antonym: stop halt

Term
Larder(Verb)
Definition

Definition

1. a small room or area where food is kept

2. a supply of food

Synoym: supply

Antonym:

Term
Fervent(adj.)
Definition

Definition

1. felt very strongly: having or showing very stong feelings

2. very hot

Synoym:burning

Antonym:cool

Fervent:cool::Hot:cold

decreasing

Term
Elicit(verb)
Definition

Definition

1.to call forth or draw out (as information or a response)

2. To draw or bring out of forth

Synoym:educe evoke

Antonym:Hide

Term
Aureole
Definition

Definition

1.a radiance surrounding the head or the whole figure in there presentation of a sacred personage

2.any encircling ring of light or color

Synoym:Halo

Antonym:

Term
Steadfast
Definition

Definition

1. firmly fixed in place

2.very devoted or loyal to a person, belief, or cause : not changing

Synoym: Immovable devoted

Antonym: faithless disloyal

Term

Authorize(verb)

Authoritized/ authoritizing

Definition

Definition

1. to establish by or as if by authority :  sanction 

2.to invest especially with legal authority

Synoym: empower

Antonym: disqualify

Term
Abyss(noun)
Definition

Definition

1.the bottomless gulf, pit, or chaos of the old cosmogonies

Synoym: deep gulf

Antonym: shallow

Abyss:

Term
Profound(Adj/noun)
Definition

Definition

1.(adj)having or showing great knowlege or understanding

2.difficult to understand : requiring deep thought or wisdom

3.(noun)something that is very deep; specifically :  the dephts of the sea

Synoym: deep

Antonym: shallow

Term

Siphon(noun/verb)

siphoned/siphoning 

Definition

Definition

1. (Noun) a bent tube used to move a liquid from one container into another container by mean of air pressure 

2.(verb) to move (a liquid) from one container to another by using a siphon 

Synoym: Drain Pump

Antonym:

Term
Torchbearer(noun)
Definition

Definition

1. one that carries a torch

2.someone in the forefront of a campaign, crusade, or movement

Synoym: declarer despairer

Antonym:

Term
Impassioned (adj)
Definition

Definition

1. filled with passion or zeal :  showing great warmth or intensity of feeling

Synoym: emotional passionate 

Antonym: impassive emotionless


Term
Foment(verb)
Definition

Definition

1. to cause or try to cause the growth or development of

2. To stir up 

Synoym: ferment provoke

Antonym:End finish


Term
Beeline(noun/verb)
Definition

Definition

1.(noun)a straight direct course

2.(verb)to go quickly in a straight direct course

Synoym: straight direct

Antonym: Indirect

Beeline:Digress::Hot:Cold

Decreasing

Term
Pensive(adj)
Definition

Definition

1.musingly or dreamily thoughful 

2.suggestive of sad thoughtfulness

Synoym: meditative thoughtful reflective

Antonym: unreflective thoughtless

Pensive:Monk::Govern:Government

Term
Exult(verb)
Definition

Definition

1.to be extremely joyful 

2. to leap for joy

Synoym: Joyful Happy

 Antonym: Sad Depressed

Exult:Gloomy::Hot::cold

decreasing intensity

Term

Cavil(verb)

Cavilled/Caviling 

Definition

Definition

1.to raise trivial and frivolous objection

2. to raise trivial objections to

Synoym: Critisize 

Antonym:


Term
Uproarious(adj)
Definition

Definition

1.very noisy and full

2. extremely funny

Synoym: Comedic Humours

Antonym: humorless lame

Uproarious:Boring::Hot:cold

Decreasing Intensity

Term
Brood(noun)
Definition

Definition

1.the young of an animal or a family of young; especially :  the young (as of a bird or insect) hatched or cared for at one time

2. the children of a family

Synoym: Offspring 

Antonym: Parent Child

Brood:Family::Pencil:Pencilcase

Part:whole

Term
Hinterland(noun)
Definition

Definition

1.a region lying inland from a coast

2.a region remote from urban areas

Synoym: Outback

Antonym: Metropolis

Hinterland:World::Pencil:Pencil-Case  

Part:whole

Term

Prim (Verb)

Primmed/Primming

Definition

Definition

1.Stiffly formal and proper

2.To give a prim or demure expression to 

Synoym: Decorus Proper 

Antonym:Untidy Unproper

 

Term
Trample(Verb)
Definition

Definition

1. to cause damage or pain by waling or stepping heavily on something or someone

2. to treat other peopl's rights, wishes, or feelings as if they are worthless or not important

Synoym: Stomp Tromp

Antonym: Cure

Trample:Heal:Increase Intensity

Term
Sluice(Noun)
Definition

Definition

1. a device (such as a floodgate) used for controlling the flow of water

2.a channel, especially one carrying off surplus water; drain

Synoym: Floodgate valve

Antonym: closure

Analogy: Tool:Object it's used with

 


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