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Literature
7th Grade
01/07/2015

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Term
Sirocco (n.)
Definition

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1.a hot, steady, oppressive wind.

2. windblowing from the Lybyan deserts across the Mediterranean into S Eroupe often bringing dust and sometimes accompanied by rain.

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Highhanded (adj.)
Definition

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1.acting or done in an overbearng or arbitary manner.

2. n/a

Other Forms:

highhandedly, highhandedness

 

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Recur

 

Definition

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1. to occur again.

2. to go back to something in thought or speech.

Other Forms:

Recurring

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Larder
Definition

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1. a place where food is kept.

2. A room or cupboard where food is kept.

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Fervent
Definition

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1.having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit.

2. hot, burning, or glowing.

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Elicit
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1. to draw out or bring forth.

2. draw forth.

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Aureole n.
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 1. a radiance surrounding the head or body.

2. a single ring of light.

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Steadfast
Definition

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1. fixed in a direction.

2. firm and unwavering.

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Authorize
Definition

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1. to give authority for

2. to give authority to

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Abyss
Definition

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1. a deep, unmeasurable space

2. a deep or seemless bottomless chasm..........................

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Profound
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1. have deep understanding of.

2. very great or intense.

 

Term
Siphon
Definition

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1. a tube used to convey a liquid.

2. a tube bent into legs of unequal length for use in drawing liquid from 1 container to another.

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Torchbearer
Definition

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1. a person that carries a cerimonial torch.

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

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Impassioned
Definition

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1. filled with or showing great emotion
2. filled with intense feeling

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Foment
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1. Instigate or stir up.

2. bathe a part of the body with lotions.

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Beeline
Definition

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1. a direct route traveled quickly

2. n/a

Other Forms: n/a

 

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Pensive (adj.)
Definition

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1.dreamily or thoughtful

2. expressing or revealing thoughtulness

Other Forms: n/a

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Exult (v.)
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1.to show or feel joy, behighly elated.

2. to leap espacialy for joy.

Other Forms: exultinly

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Cavil
Definition

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1. raise trivial questions, find fauly.

unnecessarily.

2.trivial of annoying objection.

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Uproarious
Definition

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1. characterized by or in a state of uproar

2. very loud

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Brood
Definition

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1. a number of young produced at the same time, a family of offspring.

2.a breed, species, group or kind.

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Hinterland (n.)
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1. a remote place of the country, back country

2.

Term
Prim
Definition

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1. Formally presice orproper

2. 

Term
Trample
Definition

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1. tread or step noisly

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