Sirocco, n.

1. a hot dust laden wind from the Libyan deserts

2. a hot or warm wind of cyclonic origin from an arid or heated region

Synonym - 

Antonym - blizzard

A sirocco blew from the west.

sirocco:

Highhanded, adj.

highhandedly, highhandedness

1. acting or done in an overbearing or arbitrary manner

Synonym - tyrannical

Antonym - democratic

The politician was unpopular because he was so highhanded.

highhanded:

Recur, v.

recurred, reccuring

1.to have recourse

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

Synonym - persist

Antonym - halt

recur:

Larder, n.

1. a place where the food supplies of a household are kept

2. a supply of food

Synonym - pantry

Antonym - 

She went to the larder to get the rest of the ingrediants for the recipe.

larder:

Fervent, adj.

fervently, ferventness

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

2.hot; burning; glowing

Synonym - ardent

Antonym - apathetic

She is a fervent advocate for gender equality.

fervent:

Elicit, v.

elicitation, elicitor

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

Synonym - extort

Antonym - give

The detective elicited the truth from the suspect.

elicit:

Aureole, n.

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

2.any encircling ring of light or color

Synonym - 

Antonym - 

There seemed to be an aureole around her when she smiled.

aureole:

Steadfast, v.

steadfastness, steadfastly

1.fixed in direction; steadily directed

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

Synonym - faithful

Antonym - disloyal

He was steadfast in his beliefs

steadfast: staunch

Authorize, v.

authorizable, authorizer

1.to give authority or official power to; empower

2.to establish be authority or usage

Synonym - enable

Antonym - reject

The president authorized a new law.

authorize:

Abyss, n.

1.a deep immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity

2.anything profund, unfathomable, or infinite

Synonym - chasm

Antonym - flatland

They seemed to have been falling for days after falling into the abyss.

abyss:

Profund, adj.

profoundness, profoundly

1.penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge

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

Synonym - deep

Antonym - mundane

The old lady had a profound gift of insight.

profound ;

Siphon, n.

siphonal, siphonic, siphonless, siphonlike

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

2.a projecting tubular part of some animals

Synonym - funnel

Antonym - 

A siphon was used to carry the water to a different floor.

siphon:

Torchbearer, n.

1.a person who carries a torch

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

Synonym - 

Antonym - 

She was a torchbearer in the election campaign.

torchbearer:

Impassioned, adj.

impassionedly, impassionedness

1.filled with intense feeling or passion

Synonym - intense

Antonym - indifferent

impassioned: fervent

Foment, v.

fomenter

1.to instigate or foster; promote the growth or development of

2.to apply warm water or medicated liquids, ointments, etc.

Synonym - arouse

Antonym - deter

She fomented the wound to keep it from getting infected.

foment:

Beeline, n.

1.a direct route travelled quickly

Synonym - shortcut

Antonym - 

They made abeeline for the exit.

beeline:

Pensive, adj.

pensively, pensiveness

1.dreamily or wistfully thoughtful

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

Synonym - contemplative

Antonym - negligent

She pensively talked about moving to a big house.

pensive:

Exult, v.

exultingly

1.to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy

Synonym - rejoice

Antonym - grieve

She smiled exultingly when she found out she had won.

exult:

Cavil, v.

caviler, cavilingly

1.to raise irritating and trivial objections

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

Synonym - carp

Antonym - 

The lawyer's objections were cavil.

cavil:

Uproarious, adj.

uproariously, uproariousness

1.charaterized by or in a state of uproar

2.very funny, as a person or situation

Synonym - boisterous

Antonym - solemn

The country was left uproarious after a series of wars.

uproarious:

Brood, n.

broodless

1.a number of young produced or hatched at the same time

2.a breed species, group, or kind

Synonym - offspring

Antonym - parent

There was a brood of birds in the nest.

brood:

Hinterland,n.

1.the remote or less developed parts of a country

2.the land lying behind a coastal region

Synonym - outback

Antonym - metropolis

There was a small cottage in the hinterland.

hinterland:

Prim, adj.

primly, primness

1.formally precise or proper

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

Synonym - formal

Antonym - rumpled

The rich old lady was very prim and proper.

prim:

Trample, v.

trampler

1.to tread or step noisily and heavily

2. to act in a harsh, domineering, or cruel manner

Synonym - crush

Antonym - aid

The rude man trampled over the young girl's papers.

trample:

Sluice, n.

sluicelike

1.an artificial channel for conduction water, oftn fitted with a gate

2.a channel, especially one carrying off surplus water

Synonym - trough

Antonym - 

The sluice carried to water to my house.

sluice: