Sirocco

Sirocco (n.)

A hot wind that blows from the desert of North Africa across to southern Europe

Syn: devil winds(Santa Ana) Ant: monsoon(Bise)

My vacation to Africa was pleasant except for the occasional sirocco.

summer wind: sirroco:: bitter wind: mistral

highhanded

highhanded (adj.)

highhandedly, highhandedness

Using your authority in an unreasonable way, without considering other people's feelings or opinions.

Syn: unfair  Ant: fair

politics: highhanded:: teacher: fair::

Recur

Recur (vb.)

recurence, recurred, reucurring, recurrent

to go or come back in thought or discussion

to occur or appear again esp. after an interval

Syn: reiterate, reappear Ant: halt

Larder

larder (n.)

a place where food(as meat) are kept

Syn: meat locker  

Fervent

fervent (adj.)

fervently

very hot

marked by great intensity of feeling

Syn: commited, burning           Ant: cool, emotionless

Elicit

elicit (vb.)

to draw out or forth

Syn: extract, obtain                 Ant: give

Aureole

aureole (n.)

a halo, especially around the head or body of a portrayed religious figure.

a corona around the sun or moon

Steadfast

steadfast (adj.)

steadfastly, steadfastness

firmly fixed in place

not subject to change

Syn: dedicated                  Ant: unreliable, changeable

Authorize

authorize (vb.)

authorized, authorizing, authorization

sanction

to give legal power to

Syn: allow                       Ant: refuse, reject

Abyss

abyss (n.)

the bottomless pit in old accounts of the universe

an immeasurable depth

Syn: pit         

Profound

profound (adj.)

profundity, profoundly

marked by intellectual depth or insight

coming from or reaching to a depth

Syn: deep, heartfelt        Ant: superficial

Siphon

siphon (n.)

a bent tube through which a liquid can be transfered by means of air pressure over the edge of one container and into another container placed at a lower level

a bottle that ejects soda water through a tube when a valve is opened

Syn: funnel        

Torchbearer

torchbearer (n.)

 a person who carries a torch

one in the forefront(as of a political campaign)

Impassioned

impassioned (adj.)

filled with passion or zeal

showing great warmth or intensity of feeling

Syn: fervent        Ant:cool, calm

Foment

foment (vb.)

to instigate or foster; promote the growth or development of

to apply warm water or medicated liquid, ointments, etc. to(the surface of the body)

Syn: incite        Ant: deter, discourage

Beeline

beeline (n.)

A straight direct course

Syn: shortcut         Ant: longest route

Pensive

pensive (adj.)

pensively

musingly, dreamily, or sadly thoughtful

Syn: reflective, speculative       Ant: 

Exult

exult (vb.)

exultant, exultantly, exultation

to rejoice

Syn: to take pride or glory in          ant: despair

Cavil

cavil (vb.)

caviled, cavilling, caviler

to raise trivial objecctions to

Syn: criticize                       Ant: to agree with

Uproarious

uproarious (adj.)

uproariously

marked by commotion, excitement, or disturbance

extremely funny

Syn: brawling, chaos                  Ant: calm, tranquil

Brood

brood (n, adj, vb)

Broodingly

a family of young animals and children esp. birds

to sit on eggs to hatch them

kept for breeding

Syn: children, clutch (of eggs)    Ant: parent

Hinterland

hinterland (n.) 

a region behind a coast

a region remote from cities

Syn:  outback                                 Ant: metropolis

Prim

prim (adj.)

primmer, primmest, primly, primness

stiffly formal and precise

primitive, primary

Syn: demure, formal                      Ant: casual, informal

Sluice

sluice (n.)

sluiced, sluicing

to wash with running water

an artificial passage for water with a gate to control the flow

Syn: flush, rinse                     Ant: block, stop

Trample

trample (vb.) trampled, trampling, trampler

to tread heavily so as to bruise, crush, or injure

to inflict injury or destruction

Syn: flatten, squash                    Ant: assist, help