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English
7th Grade
01/07/2015

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Term

abyss

n.

Definition

1. a deep imeasurable space, gulf or cavity

2. anything profound, unfathomable, infinite.

3.(religous term)

a. the primal chaos before Creation

b. the infernel regions, hell

c. a subterreanean ocean

 

synonym:chasm

Term

aureole

n.

Definition

1. a radiance surrounding the head or whole figure, representing sacred personage.

2. halo

 

Term

authorize

v.

Definition

1. to give official power, or rights.

2. to give formal sanction.

 

synonym:enable

Term

beeline

n.

Definition

1. a direct route traveld quickly.

 

synonym: shortcut, straightawy

Term

brood

n,v.

Definition

noun

1. a number of young, hatched at one time, a family of offspring.

2. a breed, speices, group, or kind.

verb

1. to sit upon eggs to keep warm or incubate

3. to dwell on a subject with morbid persistence(sulk)

 

Term

cavil

v.

n.

Definition

verb

1.to cause irratiing objections over trivial things, unessarily.

noun

1. unessary objection

2. the raising of the objection.

Term

elicit

v.

Definition

1. to draw out or bring forth

 

synonym: evoke, educe

 

Term

exult

v.

Definition

1. to show or feel lively triumph, rejoice exeedingly, to be highly elated or jubiliant.

2. to leap, especially for joy.

 

synonym: obsolete

Term

fervent

fervor

adj.

 

Definition

1. having or showing great warmth or intensite, passionate

2. hot, burning, glowing

synonym: passionate, devout

Term

foment

v.

Definition

1. to instigate of foster feelings of discord, rebellion etc., or to promote the growth of discord and rebellion.

2. to apply medicine or ointment on the surface of a body.

Term

highhanded

adv.

Definition

use of arbituary arrogant methods

 

synonyms: overbearing

antonym: humble

 

analogy:

Term

hinterland

n.

Definition

1. the more remote, less developed regions.

2. a land lying behind coastal regions.

3. an inland region supplying goods to a port.

Term

impassioned

adj.

Definition

1. filled with an intense feeling, ardent, passionate

 

synonym: fervent

Term

larder

n.

 

 

Definition

1. room or place food is held

2. a supply of food

 

synonym:provisions

antonym:

Term

pensive

adj.

Definition

1. dreamy, or wistfully thoughtful.

2. expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some kind of sadness.

 

synonym: contemplative

Term

prim

adj. 

v.

Definition

noun

1. precise and formal, stiffly neat.

verb

2. to draw up one's face into an affectedly nice or precise way.

Term

profound

adj.

Definition

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

2. originating in to the depths of ones being,i.e. grief.

3. going far beneath what is obvious, or external.

Term

recur

 v.

Definition

to occur again, in an experience, event, etc

 

synonym: reappear

antonym:stop

 

Analogy:

Term

siphon

n.

Definition

1. a tube or conduit with bent legs of unequal legnth, used for drawing out liquids on a lower level.

2. a projecting tubular part of dome animals, especially certain mollusks, in which through liquid enters or leaves the body.

 

Synonym:pipe

Term

sirocco

n. plural

 

Definition

a hot dust laden wind from the Libyan Desert across the Mediterenean

a hot moist opressive southeast wind

 

synonym: santa ana winds (of So Cal)

antonym: blizzard

 

Analogy:

Term

sluice

n, v.

Definition

noun

1. an artificial channel of running water.

2. sluice box (used for mining)

verb

1. to flush or cleanse with a rush of water

 

Term

steadfast

adj.

Definition

1. fixed in direction.

2. firm in love, resolution, faith, etc, as a person.

 

synonym:unwavering

Term

torchbearer

n.

Definition

1. a person who carries a torch.

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

 

synonym:touchbase

Term

trample

v,n

Definition

verb

1. to step heavily or noisily.

2. to act in a harsh or cruel manner.(he trampled over her heart)

3. to put out or extinguish by trampling.

noun

1. the sound or act of trampling

Term

uproarious

adj.

Definition

1. characterized by the state of uproar, tumultuos.

2. very funny, either as an action or a person.

3.very loud, as sounds or utterances.

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