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A hot wind, often dusty or rainy, blowing from North Africa across the Mediterranean to southern Europe.
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Using power or authority without considering the feelings of others:
they oppose this cruel and high-handed takeover.
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syn: oppressive
ant: democratic |
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Occur again, periodically, or repeatedly.
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syn: persist
ant: halt/stop |
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A room or large cupboard for storing food.
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Having or displaying a passionate intensity
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syn: passionate
ant: frigid |
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Evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one’s own actions or questions
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syn: bring out
ant: give |
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A circle of light or brightness surrounding something, especially as depicted in art around the head or body of a person represented as holy.
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Resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering
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syn: stubborn
ant: afraid |
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Give official permission for or approval to (an undertaking or agent)
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syn: empower
ant: refuse |
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A deep or seemingly bottomless chasm
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syn: chasm
ant: hill/mountain |
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(Of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense
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syn: deep
ant: light |
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Draw off or convey (liquid) by means of a siphon.
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syn: drain
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A person who carries a ceremonial torch.
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Filled with or showing great emotion
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syn: passionate
ant: peaceful |
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Instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action)
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syn: incite
ant: discourage |
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A straight line between two places.
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syn: line
ant: indirect |
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Engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought
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syn: dreamy
ant: negligent |
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Show or feel elation or jubilation, especially as the result of a success
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syn: rejoice
ant: conceal |
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Make petty or unnecessary objections
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syn: carp
ant: help |
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Characterized by or provoking loud noise or uproar
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syn: boisterous
ant: solemn |
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A family of young animals, especially of a bird, produced at one hatching or birth
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syn: offspring
ant: parent |
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The often uncharted areas beyond a coastal district or a river’s banks
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syn: outback
ant: metropolis |
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Stiffly formal and respectable; feeling or showing disapproval of anything regarded as improper
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syn: demure
ant: untidy |
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Tread on and crush
verb
syn: crush
ant: aid |
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(also sluice gate) A sliding gate or other device for controlling the flow of water, especially one in a lock gate.
noun
syn: channel
ant: blockage |
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