Sirocco

Noun; Siroccos

1. A hot, steady wind blowing from the Libyan deserts into S Europe

2. any wind like this

Syn- sandstorm

Ant- zephyr

A sirocco was blowing, and it was very hot.

Sirocco : zephyr :: antonyms

Highhanded

Adj./Noun/ Adverb; highhandedly, highhandedness

1. acting or done in an overbearing or arbitrary manner

2. using power or authority without considering the feelings of others

Syn- bossy

Ant- nice

One person in my group was acting very highhanded.

Highhanded : 

Recur

Verb; reccured, reccuring, recurrence, recurrent

1. to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.

2. to return to the mind

Syn- persist, reapppear

Ant- stop, halt

Annabelle keeps on having a recurring dream about her doll who she named, Stephanie.

Recur : 

Larder

Noun; {none}

1. a room or place where food is kept; pantry

2. a supply of food

Syn- pantry, storage

Ant- counter

The larder is in the kitchen.

Larder : 

Fervent

adj.; fervor

1. having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiam, etc. 

2. hot, burning, glowing

Syn- happy, hot

Ant- sad, cold

She is very fervent.

Fervent : highhanded :: Antonyms

Elicit

verb; elicitation, elicitor, elicited

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

2. to draw out often by skillful questioning or discussion

Syn- extract, obtain

Ant- give, cover

My question elicited no response.

Elicit : 

Aureole

Noun; aureola

1. A radiance surrounding the head or the whole figure in the representation of a sacred personage

2. any encircling ring of light or color; halo

Syn- corona, halo

Ant- square

There is an aureole around my head.

Aureole : 

Steadfast

Adj.; stedfast

1. fixed in direction; steadily directed

2. firm in purpose, resolution, faith, attachment, etc.

Syn- intense, resolute

Ant- dishonest, flexible

She is a not very steadfast person, because she always changes her mind.

Steadfast : 

Authorize

Verb; authorized, authorizing

1. to give authority or official power to; empower

2. to give authority for; formally sanction 

Syn- enable, okay

Ant- refuse, reject

She authorized the drawing the rest of the group made, because she was the leader.

Authorize : Sanction :: Synonyms

Abyss

Noun; abysmal

1. A deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm

2. Anything profound, unfathomable, or infinite

Syn- chasm, void

Ant- shallow, predictable

I looked over the cliff into the deep abyss.

Abyss :

Profound

adj.; profounder, profoundest

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

2. being or going far beneath what is superficial, external, or obvious

Syn- deep, thorough

Ant- unimportant, unintelligent

Melssa is a very profound thinker.

Profound : 

Siphon

noun; siphons

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 the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere

2. A projecting tubular part of some animals, especially certain mollusks, through which liquid enters or leaves the body

Syn- drain, pump

Ant- leave

Melssa used a siphon to draw liquid from one container into another.

Siphon :

Torchbearer

noun; {none}

1. A person who carries a torch

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

Syn- leader

Ant- follower

In the Olympics, Melssa was chosen to be a torchbearer and carry the Olympic torch.

Torchbearer : 

Impassioned

adj.; impassionate

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

2. Filled with or showing great emotion

Syn- heated, sentimental

Ant- cool, unenthusiastic

She was very impassioned with the bear.

Impassioned : 

Foment

Verb; {none}

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 (the surface of the body)

Syn- abet, arouse

Ant- deter, discourage

She did it to foment trouble.

Foment : 

Beeline

noun; {none}

1. A direct route traveled quickly

2. A straight line between two places

Syn- shortcut

Ant- long way

Melssa made a beeline for the lunch line, so she could buy what she wanted.

Beeline : 

Pensive

adj.; {none}

1. Dreamily or wistfully thoughtful

2. Expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness

Syn- contemplative, sober

Ant- negligent, uncaring

She was in a pensive mood.

Pensive : 

Exult

verb; {none}

1. To show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated or jubilant

2. to leap, especially for joy

Syn- rejoice, celebrate

Ant- grieve, mourn

The team exulted over their victory in the soccer game.

Exult : 

Cavil

verb, noun; caviled, caviling, cavilled, cavilling, caviler, cavilingly

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

2. A trivial and annoying objection

Syn- criticize, find fault

Ant- quiet

Melssa finds something to cavel at in everything Melissa says.

Cavil :

Uproarious

adj.; {none}

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

2. Very funny, as a person or situation

Syn- boisterous, hilarious

Ant- solemn, unfunny

She is a very uproarious person, she makes everyone laugh.

Uproarious :

Brood

noun, verb, adj.; brooded

1. A number of young produced or hatched at one time; a family of offspring or young

2. To sit upon (eggs) to hatch, as a bird; incubate

3. Kept for breeding

Syn- offspring

Ant- parent

The bird brooded the eggs to keep them warm until they hatched.

Brooded :

Hinterland

noun; {none}

1. Often, hinterlands. The remote or less developed parts of a country; back country

2. The land lying behind a coastal region

Syn- outback

Ant- metropolis

She doesn't like living in the big city, so she lives in the hinterland.

Hinterland :

Prim

adj., verb, adverb, noun; primmer, primmest, primmed, primming, primly, primness

1. Formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat

2. To draw up the mouth in an affectedly nice or precise way

Syn- demure, tidy

Ant- untidy

Prim is a very prim person.

Prim :

Trample

verb, noun; trampled, trampling

1. To tread or step heavily and noisily; stamp

2. The act or sound of trampling

Syn- crush, flatten

Ant- heal, help

Melssa trampled over Annabelle, making Annabelle fall, while Melssa was trying to be first in the race.

Trample :

Sluice

noun, verb; sluiced, sluicing

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

2. To let out (water) by or as if by opening a sluice

Syn- channel, pour

Ant- contain

She let out water by opening a sluice.

Sluice :