- a hot dust-laden wind

- a warm moist oppressive southeast wind

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

Synonym: Santa Ana winds of the south

Antonym: blizzard

Sentence: The sirocco stopped Hazel from going any further into the desert, because the wind was too strong.

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adjective

- the use of arrogant methods

- not having or showing any signs of interest in opinions and rights of other people

Sentence: Romeo had a very bad habit of treating others in a very highhanded manner.

Syn: haughty

Ant: Humble and modest

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high-handedly

high-handedness

verb

- to occur again

- to come back to one's mind again after a period of time

Sentence: The idea of smoking kept recurring in James' mind; it just wouldn't go away.

Syn: repeat

Ant: halt

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recurrence

recurrent

adjective

- showing enthusiasm towards something

- hot or glowing

Sentence: I am a very fervent admirer of Ariana Grande.

Syn: passionate and blazing

Ant: impassive

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fervor

Elicit

verb

- to get information or a response from somebody

- to draw forth or bring out information (potential or a response)

Sentence: When Cassie performed a perfect straddle jump, she elicited a rowdy cheer from the crowd watching her.

Syn: evoke

Ant: hide

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elicitation

elicitor

noun

- an encirling ring of light or color that surrounds the head or the whole figure

- halo

Sentence:

Syn: corona

Ant:mistiness

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adjective

- fixed in direction

- firmly fixed in a place or position

Sentence: Ivy was staring into the mountains, her gaze steadfast.

Syn: unwavering

Ant: irresolute

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steadfastly

Steadfastness 

Verb

- to give authority or official power to somebody

- to give legal and official approval to someone or something

Sentence: My mom was in charge of authorizing the funds that were donated from the families and transferring the funds to the school's account.

Ant: disqualify

Syn: certify

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authorizer

Authorizable

Noun

- a deep, immeasurable space; vast chasm.

- anything profound, unfathomable, or infinite

Sentence: The abyss of time seemed endless; waiting for her, everyday, expecting her presence every second.

Syn: gulf

Ant: closure

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abysmal

Adjective

- having intellectual depth and insight

- low

Sentence: Nash, a typical middle school student, gave a profound bow to Nat, the wise man of the west.

Syn: sagacious

Ant: superficial

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profundity

Noun

- a tube-shaped organ in animals hat help draw fouid

- a tube bent into u equal lengths to draw fluid

Sentence: Gregory Johns, who worked in the wildlife park, was in charge of siphoning fluids from he animals.

Syn: drain

Ant: hold/keep/fill

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siohonic

siphonal

Noun

- a person who carries a torch

- the leader in a movement or campaign, etc.

Sentence: Hannah Mouske was the torchbearer of the "Let's Save the Animals" movement.

Syn: leader

Ant: follower/employee

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Adjective

- filled with an intense feeling of passion towards something 

- showing very strong feeling

Sentence: Teal felt very impassioned towards dancing and art.

Syn: fervent

Ant: apathetic

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Impassionedly

Impassionedness

Verb

- To promote he growth or development of

- to apply warm water or medicated liquid to the surface of the body

 Sentence: My mom always says that my sister was born just to foment trouble.

Syn: arouse

Ant: discourage

other forms of this word: fomenter

Noun

- A direct route traveled quickly

- a direct course

Sentence: Every day after I come home from school, I mame a beeline straight to the refrigerator for food.

Syn: pointblank

Ant: interrupted

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- dreamily or wistfully thoughtful 

- expressing thoughtfulness usually marked by some sadness

Sentence: Dumbledore was still in a pensive mood when Harry suddenly burst into his dorm, yelling: "VOLDEMORTE'S BACK!"

Syn: Sober

Ant: ignorant 

other forms of this word: pensively 

Pensiveness

Noun

- a room in which food is kept

- a supply of food

Sentence: Even though there were many supermarkets near the Tomlinson's house, they still found it hard to constantly restore their supply of larder because they were always all so busy.

Syn: pantry

Ant:non-abundant/skinny

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Verb

- to show a feeling of triumphant joy

- to leap, usually with joy

Sentence: The cheerleading team exulted over their victory after the team thenteam they were cheering for won the game.

Syn: rejoice

Ant: grieve/mourn

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exultation

exultant

verb/noun

- to raise irritating and trivial objections

- to find fault in something

Sentence: Lukaina always thought that Mark was incredibly annoying, because he found something to cavil about in everything she said.

Syn: criticize

Ant: agree/concede

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caviler

Adjective

- very funny, as a person or situation

- very loud, as sounds or utterances

Sentence: After the clown at Sara's birthday party cracked a funny joke, there was uproarious laughter from the audience.

Syn: raging

Ant: solemn

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uproariously

Uproariousness 

Verb/Noun

-  a number of offspring produced or hatched at one time

- to sit upon (eggs) to hatch, as a bird

Sentence: The Smith's family have a brood of adopted children, who are treated very well.

Syn: young

Ant: parent

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Noun

- the land lying behind a coastal region

- the less developed parts of a country

Sentence: As San Francisco grows richer, wages will also increase in the hinterlands.

Syn: outback

Ant: Metropolis

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Adjective/Verb

-  formally precise/proper, as persons or behavior

- to draw up the mouth in a precise way

Sentence: When we have guests over at our house, my whole family is always very prim.

Syn: demure

ant: rude

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primly

primness

Verb

- to tread of stamp heavily or noisily

- to act in a harsh or cruel manner

Sentence: My mother was very mad at my sister when she ran across the garden and trampled over my mothers' tulips.

Syn: run over/trudge

Ant: aid/assist

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trampler

Noun/verb

- the body of water held back or controlled by a sluice gate

- an artificial stream or channel of water for removing solid matter

Sentence: The sluice gate was closed when the area was starting to flood.

Syn: valve

Ant: 

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