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n. a hot wind, often dusty or rainy, blowing from North Africa across the Mediterranean to southern Europe.
~Siroccos
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adj. using power or authority without considering the feelings of others.
~High-handedly
~High-handedness
Syn: Imperious : Ant: Modest
High-handed & Wayward & Quash & Stanch/Staunch & Uproarious & Foment |
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v. occur again, periodically, or repeatedly.
~Recurrence
Syn: Reappear : Ant: -
Recur & Cavil & |
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n. a room or large cupboard for storing food.
Syn: - : Ant: -
Larder & Tenement |
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Adj. having or displaying a passionate intensity.
~Fervency
~Fervently
Syn: Passionate : Ant: apathetic
Fervent & Decorum & Stanch/Staunch & Estatic & Steadfast & Impassioned & Exult & |
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v. evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions.
~Elicitation
~Elicitor
Syn: Obtain : Ant: Ignore
Elicit & Uproarious & Cavil & Siphon
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n. a circle of light or brightness surrounding something, especially as depicted in art around the head or body of a person represented as holy.
Syn: - : Ant: -
Aureole & Eminent & Sage & Profound & |
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adj. resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering.
~Steadfastly
~Steadfastness
Syn: Loyal : Ant: Unfaithful
Steadfast & Wayward & Stanch/Staunch & Impassioned & |
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v. give official permission for or approval to (an undertaking or agent).
Syn: Permit : Ant: Forbid
Authorize & Ratify & Sanction & Protocol |
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n. a deep or seemingly bottomless chasm.
Syn: Chasm : Ant: -
Abyss & Shroud & Peer & Hinterland & |
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adj. (of a state, quality, or emotion) very great or intense.
adj. (of a person or statement) having or showing great knowledge or insight.
~Profoundness
Syn: Extreme : Ant: Superficial
Syn: Complex : Ant: Basic
Profound & Eminent & Sage & Egregious & Estatic & Torchbearer & Prim & Abyss
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n. a tube used to convey liquid upwards from a reservoir and then down to a lower level of its own accord. Once the liquid has been forced into the tube, typically by suction or immersion, flow continues unaided.
v. draw off or convey (liquid) by means of a siphon.
~Siphonage
~Siphonal
~Siphonic
Syn: - : Ant: -
Siphon & Pacify & Lode & Elicit
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n. a person who carries a ceremonial torch.
Syn: - : Ant: -
Torchbearer & Eminent & Sage & Prim |
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adj. filled with or showing great emotion.
Syn: Emotional : Ant: Uncaring
Impassioned & Stanch/Staunch & Uproarious & Exult & Foment |
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v. instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action).
~Fomenter
Syn: Instigate : Ant: Dissuade
Foment & Quash & Devious & Sanction & Egregious & Pacify & Elicit |
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n. a straight line between two places.
Syn: - : Ant: -
Beeline & Serpentine & Promenade |
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adj. engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
~Pensively
~Pensiveness
Syn: Contemplative : Ant: Asimpathetic
Pensive & Sage & Eminent & Brood & Impassioned & Fervent
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v. show or feel elation or jubilation, especially as the result of a success.
~Exultingly
Syn: Rejoice : Ant: Sorrow
Exult & Estatic & Fervent |
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v. make petty or unnecessary objections.
~Caviler
Syn: - : Ant: -
Cavil & Wayward & Decorum & Peer & Egregious & Recur & Elicit |
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adj. characterized by or provoking loud noise or uproar.
~Uproariously
~Uproariousness
Syn: Riotous : Ant: Quiet
Uproarious & Deface & Devious & Estatic & Egregious & Pacify & Trample & Fervent |
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n. a family of young animals, especially of a bird, produced at one hatching or birth.
v. think deeply about something that makes one unhappy
Syn: Offspring : Ant: -
Syn: Sulk : Ant: -
Brood & Sage & Egregious & Estatic & Pensive & |
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n. the often uncharted areas beyond a coastal district or a river's banks.
n. an area lying beyond what is visible or known.
Syn: Backwoods : Ant: -
Hinterland & Shroud & Abyss |
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adj. stiffly formal and respectable; feeling or showing disapproval of anything regarded as improper.
v. purse (the mouth or lips) into a prim expression.
~Primly
~Primness
Syn: Proper : Ant: Permissive
Prim & Decorum & Protocol & Stanch/Staunch & Uproarious & Profound |
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v. tread on and crush.
~Trampler
Syn: Tread : Ant: -
Trample & Egregious & Foment & Uproarious & |
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n. a sliding gate or other device for controlling the flow of water, especially one in a lock gate.
n. an act of rinsing or showering with water.
Syn: Cleanse : Ant: -
Sluice & Font & Swaddle & Decorum |
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