Sirocco

(n.)

siroccos

 1. a hot, dry, dustladen wind blowing from northern Africa and affectingparts of southern Europe.

2. a warm, sultry south or southeast wind accompanied by rain,occurring in the same regions.

Highhanded

  (adj.)

high-handedness, high-handedly

1. condescending or presumptuous; overbearing; arbitrary:

Syn. authoritarian Ant. democratic

Analogy: Highhanded: 

Recur

(v.)

reccurred, recurring

1. to have recourse

2. to return, as in thought, talk, or memory

3. to occur again, esp. in laspe in time

Syn. Persist     Ant. Stop

Analogy: Recur:

Larder

(n.)

larders

1. a room or large cupboard for storing food.

2. a supply of food

Syn. Pantry Ant. None

Analogy: Larder:

Fervent

(adj.)

fervently, fervidness

1. jot; burning; glowing

2. having or showing great warmth of feeling; intenselu devoted or earnest; ardent

Syn. Passionate    Ant. Calm

Analogy: Fervent:

Elicit

(v.)

elicitation, elicitor, nonelicited, unelicited

1. to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:

Syn. extract Ant. give

Analogy: Elict: 

Aureole

(n.)

aureola

Steadfast

(adj.)

steadfastly, steadfastness, oversteadfast, oversteadfastly, oversteadfastness

1. fixed in direction; steadily directed:

Authorize

Authorize     (v.)

authorized, authorizing

1. to give authority or official power to; empower:

Abyss

Abyss     (n.)

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

2. a hole so deep or a space so great that it cannot be measured

Syn. Chasm     Ant. Closer

Analogy: Abyss:

Profound

Profound     (adj.)

profounder, profounder

1. penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding:

2. originating in or penetrating to the depths of one's being; 

profound grief.

Syn. deep Ant. light

Analogy: Profound:

Siphon

Siphon     (n.)

siphonal, siphonic

1. a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in   drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower   level  by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into theone below, the liquid being forced up the   shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the   atmosphere.

2. siphon bottle

Syn. drain Ant. none

Analogy: Siphon:

Torchbearer

Torchbearer    (n.)

torchbearers

1. a person who carries a torch.

2. a leader in a movement, campaign, etc.:

Syn. Torch holder Ant. Non-torch holder

Analogy: Torchbearer: 

Impassioned

Impassioned     (adj.)

impassionedly, impassionedness, unimpassioned, 

unimpassionedly

1. filled with intense feeling or passion; passionate; ardent.

Syn. ardent Ant. calm

Analogy: Impassioned:

Foment

Foment     (v.)

fomenter, unfomented

1. to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the   growth or development of:

2. to apply warm water or medicated liquid, ointments, etc., to (thesurface of the body).

Syn. abet Ant. deter

Analogy: Foment: 

Beeline

Beeline     (n.)

beelines

1. a direct route traveled quickly 

Syn. shortcut Ant. long route

Analogy: Beeline: 

Pensive

Pensive     (adj.)

pensively, pensiveness, overpensive,overpensively,   overpensiveness

1. dreamily or wistfully thoughtful:

2. expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by somesadness:

Syn. dreamy Ant. thoughtless

Analogy: Pensive

Exult

Exult     (v.)

exultingly, self-exulting

1. to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; behighly elated or jubilant:

2. Obsolete. to leap, especially for joy.

Syn. delight Ant. conceal

Analogy: Exult:

Cavil

Cavil    (v.)

caviler, caviling

1. to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with   unnecessarily

2. to oppose by inconsequential, frivolous, or sham objections:

Syn. carp Ant. kind

Analogy: Cavil:

Uproarious

Uproarious     (adj.)

uproariously, uproariousness

1. characterized by or in a state of uproar; tumultuous.

2. making an uproar; confused and noisy, as an assembly, person,  etc.

Syn. raging Ant. unfunny

Analogy: Uproarious:

Brood

Brood     (n.)

1. the offspring of animals, esp. birds, fowl, (hatched one at a time, cared for together)

2. to hover or to loom (to be distressed about offspring)

3. all children of the family

Syn. Offspring     Ant. Parent

Analogy: Brood:

Hinterland

Hinterland     (n.)

1. land or district behind that bordering on a coast or river

2. an area far from big cities and towns, back countries

Syn. Outback     Ant. Capital

Analogy: Hinterland:

Prim

Prim     (adj.)

primmer, primmest, primmed, primming, primly, primness

1. prime, first, sharp, slender, neat

2. stiffy formal, precise, moral, etc. proper, demure

Syn. Demure     Ant. Rumpled

Analogy: Prim: 

Trample 

Trample (v.)

trampling, trampled, trampler

1. to crush, to destroy

2. to treat harshly or ruthlessly

Syn. Crush     Ant. Assist

Analogy: Trample:

Sluice

Sluice    (n.)

unsluiced, undersluiced

1. an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate at the upper end for regulating the flow.

2. the body of water held back or controlled by a sluice gate.

Syn. channel Ant. pond

Analogy: Sluice: