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Term
Sirocco
Definition

noun

 

hot,steady wind

 

Synonym: sandstorm, storm

 

Analogy: Zephyr:Sirocco

Term
Highhanded
Definition

adj.


using power or authority without considering the feelings of others


synonym: pushy, arrogant

Term

Recur

recurrence

recurrent

reccured

recurring

Definition

verb

 

occur again, periodically, or repeatedly


Synonym: reoccur, happen again

Term

Larder (s)

 

Definition
noun

a room or larger cupboard for storing food

Synonym: pantry, storage
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Term

Fervent

fervor

Definition

adjective


having or displaying a passionate intensity


Synonym: passionate, intense

Term

Elicit

3rd person present: elicits

elicited

eliciting

Definition

verb

 

evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions


Synonym: obtain, extract

Term

Aureole

aureoles

aureola

aureolas

Definition

noun


a circle of light or brightness surrounding something, especially as depicted in art around the head or body of a person represented as holy


Synonym: halo

Term
Steadfast
Definition

adjective

 

resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering


Synonym: loyal, faithful, committed

Term

Authorize

authorizes

authorized

authorising


Definition

verb

 

give official permission for or approval to (an undertaking or agent)


Synonym: permit, allow, approve


Analogy: Authorize:Sanction (Synonym)

Term

Abyss

abysmal

abysses

Definition

noun

 

a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm


a wide or profound difference between people; a gulf


the regions of hell conceived of as a bottomless pit


Synonym: chasm, void, canyon

Term

Profound

profundity

Definition

adj.


very great or intense


having or showing great knowledge or insight

 

Synonym: intense, great, wise, clever

Term
Siphon (s)
Definition
noun,verb
a tube used to convey liquid upwards from a reservoir and then down to a lower level of its own accord. Once the liquid has been forced into the tube, typically by suction or immersion, flow continues unaided.
draw off or convey (liquid) by means of a siphon
Synonym: drain, funnel, pump, tube
Term
Torchbearer (s)
Definition

noun

 

a person who carries a ceremonial torch


Synonym: leader

Term

Impassioned


impassion- make passionate

Definition

adj.

 

filled with or showing great emotion


Synonym: emotional, wholehearted

Term

Foment

foments

fomented

fomenting

Definition

verb

 

instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action)


bathe (a part of the body) with warm or medicated lotions


Synonym: provoke, agitate

Term
Beeline (s)
Definition

noun

 

a straight line between two places


synonym: shortcut, straitaway

Term
Pensive
Definition

adj.

 

engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought


synonym: thoughtful, reflective

Term

Exult

exultant

exultation

Definition

adj.

 

triumphantly happy


synonym: delighted, happy, overjoyed

Term

Cavil

caviled

cavils

cavilling

Definition

verb, noun

 

make petty or unnecessary objections


a objection seen as petty or unnecessary


synonym: critize

Term

Uproarious


up·roar·i·ous·ly adverb
 up·roar·i·ous·ness noun
Definition

adj.

 

very funny

 

extremely funny


synonym: hilarious, loud

Term
Brood (s)
Definition

noun

-a family of young animals, especially of a bird, produced at one hatching or birth

verb

-think deeply about something that makes one unhappy

-of a bird) sit on (eggs) to hatch them

adj.

-(of an animal) kept to be used for breeding


Synonyms: offspring, hatch

Term
Hinterland (s)
Definition

noun

 

he often uncharted areas beyond a coastal district or a river's banks


an area lying beyond what is visible or known


Synonym: backwater

Term

Prim

primmer

primmest

Definition

adj, verb

 

stiffly formal and respectable; feeling or showing disapproval of anything regarded as improper


purse (the mouth or lips) into a prim expression


Synonym: proper, formal

Antonym: Flexible, disorderly

Term

Trample

tramples

trampled

trampling

Definition

verb, noun

 

tread on and crush


an act or the sound of trampling


Synonym: stomp, tramp, tread

Term

Sluice

noun- sluices

verb- sluices, sluiced, sluicing

Definition

noun, verb

 

- a sliding gate or other device for controlling the flow of water, especially one in a lock gate

- an act of rinsing or showering with water


wash or rinse freely with a stream or shower of water


Synonyms: Rinse

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