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synonym: Santa Anna Winds
Antonym: blizzards
Definition:1.) A hot dust-laden wind from the Libyan deserts that blows on the Mediterranean coast chiefly in Italy, Malta, and Sicily. 2.) A hot or warm wind of cyclonic origin from an arid or heated region.
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adjective
synonym: arbitrary, overbearing
antonym: democratic
definition:1.) the use of arrogant methods 2.) using power or authority without considering the feelings of others
other forms:highhandedly (adverb) |
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verb
synonyms: persist, repeat
antonyms: halt, stop
1.) occur again, periodically or repeatedly 2.) come back to one's mind 3.) go back to something in a thought or speech
other forms: recurrence (n), reccurs, reccuring, reccured (all verbs) |
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noun
synonyms: provender, storage
1.) a room or cupboard where food is stored 2.) a supply of food
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adjective
synonyms: impassioned, sincere
antonyms: dispirited, unconcerned
1.) having or showing great emotion or zeal; ardent 2.) having or displaying a passionate intensity
different forms: fervently (adjective) |
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transitive verb
synonyms: bring, fetch
antonyms: hide, cover
1.) to bring out; draw forth; evoke 2.) obtain, extract
other forms: elicited, eliciting, elicits
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noun
synonyms: corona, halo
1.) in art, an area of light around the head of a sacred figure; a halo 2.) a glow that surrounds the sun or moon, ecspecially when seen through a fog or haze
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adjective
synonyms: stubborn, rigid
antonyms: dishonest, unreliable
Sentence:
- He was steadfast in his support of the governor's policies.
- <a steadfast supporter of women's rights>
1.) firmly loyal or constant; faithful 2.) fixed or unchanging
other foms: steadfastly ( adjective), steadfastness ( noun)
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transitive verb
synonyms: enable, liscense
antonyms: refuse, deny
1.) to grant authority or power to 2.) to approve or give permission for
other forms: authorized, authorizing, authorizes, authorizer ( noun) |
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noun
synonyms: gorge, pit
1.) a very deep and large hole; a seemingly bottomless space 2.) the regions of hell conceived as a bottemless pit
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adjective
synonyms:deep, serious
antonyms: superficial, shallow
1.) going well beyond what is apparent or superficial; insightful 2.) deeply felt or held 3.) far reaching; thorough going 4.) total; absolute 5.) extending to or coming from a great depth; deep
other forms: profounder, profoundess, profoundly ( adj.), profoundness (n)
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noun
synonyms: drain, funnel
1.) a tube that carries a liquid from a higher level up and over a barrier and then down to a lower level, with the flow mantained by gravity and atmospheric pressure as long as the tube remains filled 2.) a tubular part of an animal such as a clam, through which water is taken in or expelled |
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noun
1.) a person who carries a ceremonial torch 2.) a person who leads or inspires others in working toward a valued goal |
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adjective
synonyms: passionate, sentimental
antonyms: dull, frigid
1.) filled with intense feeling; ardent 2.) filled with or showing great emotion |
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transitive verb
synonyms: encourage, stimulate
antonyms: dicourage, deter
1.) to stir up; arouse; provoke 2.) bathe with warm or medicated lotions
other forms: fomented, fomenting, foments |
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noun
synonyms: shortcut, straightaway
1.) the fastest and most direct course, as one that might be taken by a bee going to its hive 2.) a straight line between two places |
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adjective
synonyms: wistful, thoughful
antonyms: uncaring, ignorant
1.) engaged in deep and serious thought 2.) showing or expressing deep, often sad thought
other forms: pensively ( adj.) |
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intransitive verb
synonyms: celebrate, cheer
antonyms: conceal, grieve
1.) to rejoice greatly; be jubilent or triumphant 2.) show or feel elation or jubilation usually as the result of a success
other forms: exulted, exulting, exults |
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intransitive verb
synonyms: criticize, carp
1.) to find fault unnecessarily; raise unimportant objections 2.) make petty or uneccesary objections
different forms: caviled, caviling, cavils, cavilled, cavilling |
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adjective
synonyms: hilarious, clamorous
antonyms: solemn, unfunny
1.) caused or accompanied by an uproar 2.) loud and full; boisterous 3.) extremely funny
other forms: uproariously (adj.), |
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noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
synonyms: offspring, young
antonym: parent
noun: 1.) the young of certain animal, ecspecially a group of young birds hatched at one time and cared for each other 2.) the children in one family
intransitive verb and transitive verb: 1.) to think at legnth and unhappily about something; worry 2a.) ot sit on or protect eggs until they hatch or develop into larvae 2b.) to protect young
other forms: brooded, brooding, broods |
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noun
synonyms: wilderness, borderland
antonym: metropolis
1.) land away from a sea-coast; an inland area 2.) an area far from cities or towns |
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adjective
synonyms: correct, polite
antonyms: untidy, informal
1.) stiffly proper or precise in manner or appearance 2.) a way that people purse their lips sometimes
other forms: primly, primmer, primmest, primness (n) |
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transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
synonyms: crush, flatten
antonyms: observe, obey
1.) To tread heavily so as to crush, bruise, or destroy 2.) to treat harshly, as if trampling upon 3.) the action or sound of trampling
other forms: trampled, trampling, tramples
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noun
synonyms: pour, wash
1a.) an artificial channel for conducting water, with a gate to regulate the flow 1b.) The gate used in a channel; a floodgate 2.) a body of water confined and controlled by such a gate 3.) a long inclined trough, as for moving logs or separating gold ore
other forms: sluiced, sluicing, sluices |
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