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1.a hot, steady, oppressive wind blowing from the Libyan deserts across the Mediterranean into S Europe, often bringing dust and sometimes accompanied by rain
2.any hot, oppressive wind, esp. one blowing toward a senter of low barometric pressure
Syn:hot wind
Ant: cold wind
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1. having or showing no regard for the rights, concerns, or feelings of others.
Syn: arrogant
Ant: modest
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1. to happen or appear again; to occur again
2. to go back in thought or discourse
Syn: reappear
Ant: stop
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1. a small room or area where food is kept
2. a supply of food
Syn: food storage
Ant: ?
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1. very hot
2. exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling
Syn: hot
Ant: cool
Analogy: stove:fervent (noun:closely related adjective)
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1. to draw forth or bring out
2. to call forth or draw out
Syn: evoke
Ant: hide
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1. a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage
2. the luminous area surrounding the sun or other bright light when seen through thin cloud or mist
Syn: halo
Ant: dark halo (?)
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1. firmly fixed in place; not subject to change
2. firm in belief, determination, and adherence
Syn: immovable
Ant: movable
Analogy: rock:steadfast (noun:closely related adjective)
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1. to give power or permission to
2. to invest especially with legal authority
Syn: sanction
Ant: disqualify
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1. the bottomless gulf, pit, or chaos of the old cosmogonies
2. an immeasurably deep gulf or great space
Syn: pit
Ant: hill
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1. having or showing great knowledge or understanding
2. difficult to understand : requiring deep thought or wisdom
Syn: abstruse
Ant: superficial
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1. a bent tube used to move a liquid from one container into another container by means of air pressure
2. any of various tubular organs in animals and especially mollusks or arthropods that are used for drawing in or ejecting fluids
Syn: pipe
Ant: ?
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1. someone who carries a torch at the head of a group of people
2. someone who leads a campaign, movement, etc.
Syn: leader
Ant: follower
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1. filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling
Syn: passionate
Ant: emotionless
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1. to promote the growth or development of
Syn: abet
Ant: deter
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1. a straight direct course
Syn: straight
Ant: serpentine
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1. musingly or dreamily thoughtful
2. suggestive of sad thoughtfulness
Syn: broody
Ant: unreflected
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1. to feel or show great happiness
2. to say something in a very excited and happy way
Syn: delight
Ant: be sad
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1. to complain about things that are not important
Syn: fuss
Ant: agree
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1. very noisy
2. extremely funny
Syn: noisy
Ant: quiet
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1. a group of young birds that were all born at the same time
2. the children in someone's family
Syn: offspring
Ant: parent
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1. a region lying inland from a coast
2. an area that is not close to any cities or towns : a remote region
Syn: backcountry
Ant: metropolis
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1. to give a prim or demure expression to
2. formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat
Syn: demure
Ant: untidy
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1. to cause damage or pain by walking or stepping heavily on something or someone
2. to treat other people's rights, wishes, or feelings as if they are worthless or not important
Syn: crush
Ant: aid
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1. an artificial passage for water to flow through with a gate for controlling the flow
2. a device (such as a floodgate) used for controlling the flow of water
Syn: channel
Ant: closure
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