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hot,steady wind
Synonym: sandstorm, storm
Analogy: Zephyr:Sirocco |
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using power or authority without considering the feelings of others
synonym: pushy, arrogant |
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Recur
recurrence
recurrent
reccured
recurring |
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occur again, periodically, or repeatedly
Synonym: reoccur, happen again |
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noun
a room or larger cupboard for storing food
Synonym: pantry, storage
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having or displaying a passionate intensity
Synonym: passionate, intense |
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Elicit
3rd person present: elicits
elicited
eliciting |
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evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions
Synonym: obtain, extract |
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Aureole
aureoles
aureola
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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 |
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adjective
resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering
Synonym: loyal, faithful, committed |
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Authorize
authorizes
authorized
authorising
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give official permission for or approval to (an undertaking or agent)
Synonym: permit, allow, approve
Analogy: Authorize:Sanction (Synonym) |
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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 |
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very great or intense
having or showing great knowledge or insight
Synonym: intense, great, wise, clever |
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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
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a person who carries a ceremonial torch
Synonym: leader |
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Impassioned
impassion- make passionate
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filled with or showing great emotion
Synonym: emotional, wholehearted |
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Foment
foments
fomented
fomenting |
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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 |
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noun
a straight line between two places
synonym: shortcut, straitaway |
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engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought
synonym: thoughtful, reflective |
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Exult
exultant
exultation |
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triumphantly happy
synonym: delighted, happy, overjoyed |
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Cavil
caviled
cavils
cavilling |
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verb, noun
make petty or unnecessary objections
a objection seen as petty or unnecessary
synonym: critize |
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Uproarious
up·roar·i·ous·ly adverb
up·roar·i·ous·ness noun |
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adj.
very funny
extremely funny
synonym: hilarious, loud |
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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
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-(of an animal) kept to be used for breeding
Synonyms: offspring, hatch |
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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 |
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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 |
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Trample
tramples
trampled
trampling |
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verb, noun
tread on and crush
an act or the sound of trampling
Synonym: stomp, tramp, tread |
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Sluice
noun- sluices
verb- sluices, sluiced, sluicing |
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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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