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Other forms: sirrocos
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1. A hot dust-laden wind from the Libyan desert
2. A hot or warm moist wind of cyclonic origin from an arid or heated region
Synonym: sandstorm Antonym: none
Analogy: sirroco:zephyr :: downpour: drizzle
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Other forms: high-handedness, high-handedly
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1. Using your authority in an unreasonable way, without considering other people's feelings or opinions
2. Arbitary
Synonym: arrogant Antonym: humble
Analogy: dictator:high-handed :: president:reasonable
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1. A place where lard is kept, which is rendered animal fat (old fashioned)
2. A place where food is kept or stored
Synonym: pantry Antonym: none
Analogy: larder:person :: burrow:animal
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Other forms: fervor
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1. A very strong belief or feeling
2. extremely hot (archaic)
Synonym: earnestness Antonym: indifferent
Analogy: fanatic:fervent :: counsler:calm |
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Other forms: elicitation, elicitor
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1. to get information, a reaction from someone, especially when it is difficult
2. to put something into existance
Synonym: evoke Antonym: supress
Analogy: elicit:answer :: insult:anger |
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Other forms of the word: reccurence, reccurant
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1. Something, especially bad things, that happen again and again
2. When a number or numbers after a decimal point repeats forever in the same pattern
Synonym: repeat Antonym: halt
Analogy: recurs:theme :: book:nancy drew
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Other forms of the word: aureola
Noun
1. A crown worn by saints or other heavenly beings
2. A radiant light around the head or body of a sacred personage
3. A luminous area surrounding a bright object when seen through mist
4. A ring shaped zone around an igneous intrusion
Synonym: halo Antonym: defile
aureole:lit :: glass:clear
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Other forms of the word: steadfastly, steadfastness
Adjective
1. immovable, not subject to change, doctorined
2. loyal
Synonym: faithful Antonym: fickle
Analogy: favors:steadfast :: tattling:fickle
cause:effect
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Other forms of the woerd: authorized authorization
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1. To give official or legal permission for something
2. To give power to someone or something
Synonym: sanction Antonym: forbid
authorize:agree :: veto:disagree
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Other forms of the word: Abysses, absymal
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1. A very dangerous of frightening situation
2. A deep empty space seen form a high point, such as a mountain
3. A great diffrence that seperates two people or groups
Synonym: rift Antonym: mountain
abyss:earthquake :: heat:fire
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Other forms of the word: profoundly
Adjective
1. important, a strong influence or effect, or deep feelings
2. showing a great knowledge, complete
3. Literary, deep or far below the surface of something
synonym: deep, influencial antonym: surface, irrelevent
professer:profound :: tomato:red
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Other forms of the word: siphoned, siphoning, syphon
Noun
1. A bent tube for getting liquid out of a container
2. A type of bottle used for holding soda water
3. to remove liquid from a container using a siphone
4. to take money from a buissness for dishonest purposes
Synonym: drain
Antonym: fill
siphon:straw :: instrument:flute
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Other forms of the word: torchbearers
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1. Someone who carries a torch, usually during a professional ceremony
2. Someone who inspires others to work toward goals
Synonyms: leader Antonym: bully
Analogy: inspire:torchbearer :: put down:bully
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Other forms of the word: impassionate, impassionately
Adjective
1. full of strong feelings and emotions
2. inflamed
Synonym: fervid Antonym: indifferent
Analogy: speech:impassioned :: crowd:fervent
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Other forms of the word: fomentation foments
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1. To stir up
2. To cause a revolution
Synonym: rebellion Antonym: peace
Analogy: insurgent:foments :: counsler:pacifies
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Other forms of the word: beelined, beelining
Noun
1. To quickly and directly toward something
2. A straight line from point to point
Synonym: shortcut Antonym: indirect
Analogy: go:beeline :: unintrested:bored
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Other forms of the word: pensively
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1. Thinking about something a lot, especially when it makes you sad
2. Deep or serious thought
Synonym: ruminative Antonym: shallow
philosopher:pensive :: torchbearer:inspiring
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Other forms of the word: exultant, exultation
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1. to show you are very happy and proud
2. To show you succeeded in doing something
Synonym: rejoice Antonym: unhappy
success:exultant :: faliure:unhappy
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Other forms of the word: caviled, caviling
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1. To make unnecessary or trivial objections
2. To make frivolous complaints
Synonyms: criticize Antonym: agree
food critic:cavil :: therapist:agreeable
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Other forms of the word: uproariously uproar
Adjective
1. very noisy because a lot of people are laughing or shouting
2. A surge of sound as a reaction to something shocking
Synonym: rambunctious Antonym: quiet
uproarious:secret :: story:brer rabbit
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Other forms of the word: brooding, brooded, broody
noun adjective
1. n, a family of birds born at the same time, or a lot of children in a family
2. to keep thinking about something that is upsetting you
Synonym: sulk Antonym: neglect
miserable:brood :: estatic:happy
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Other forms of the word: hinterlands
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1. A less developed are that is far from big cities
2. An area of land next to a city or coastline
Synonym: wilderness Antonym: metropolis
hinterland:countryside :: metropolis:city
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Other forms of the word: primly, primness
Adjective
1. When clothes are prim, they are neat and formal
2. very formal and careful and easily shocked by anyone offensive
Synonym: decourous Antonym: unformal
cat:prim :: dog:rowdy
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Other forms of the word: trampled, trampling
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1. Step heavily on something so you crush it with your feet
2. To behave rudley or insesitively to intimidate someone
Synonym: overwhelm Antonym: heal
shoe:trample :: lawnmower:cut
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Other forms of the word: sluices
Noun Verb
1. n. a passage for water to flow through
2. v. to wash something with a lot of water
Synonym: valve Antonym: none
sluice:drain :: pipe:fill
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