Term
Sirocco (noun)
Siroccos
Synonym: Sandstorm
Antonym: Zephyr |
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Definition
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1. A hot wind, often dusty or rainy, blowing from North Africa across the Mediterranean to southern Europe.
Sentence: We shut the doors and windows when the sirocco hit town.
Analogy: Sirocco:Uproarious
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Term
Highhanded (adjective)
Highhandedness
Synonym: Arrogant
Antonym: Humble |
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Definition
1. Using power or authority without considering the feelings of others.
2. Tactlessly overbearing and inconsiderate.
Sentence: The highhanded king taxed all goods heavily which caused his kingdom to collapse.
Analogy: Profound:Highhanded (cause:effect)
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Term
Recur (verb)
Recurred
Synonym: Repeat
Antonym: Occasional |
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Definition
1. To occur again, periodically, repeatedly
2. To go back in thought or discourse
Sentence: The thought recurred in her brain and she thought about what she did today.
Analogy: Recur:Pensive |
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Term
Larder (noun)
Synonym: Pantry
Antonym: Slender |
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Definition
1. A room or large cupboard for storing food
2. A supply of food
Sentence: Kathy put the loaf of bread in the larder with all the other pastas and cereals.
Analogy: Larder:Chef (Place:Its user) |
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Term
Fervent (adjective)
Fervently
Synonym: Dedicated
Antonym: Unenthusiastic |
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Definition
1. Having or displaying a passionate intensity
2. Very hot
Sentence: The air was fervent and it was hard to breathe.
Analogy: Cavil:Fervent (effect:cause) |
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Term
Elicit (verb)
Elicitation
Synonym: Obtain
Antonym: Placate
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Definition
1. To evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions.
2. To draw forth (something latent or potential) into existence.
Sentence: The teacher had to elicit the answer from the student.
Analogy: Elicit:Answer |
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Term
Aureole (noun)
Aureola
Synonym: Halo
Antonym: Haze |
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Definition
1. A radiant around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage.
2. The luminous area surrounding the sun or other bright light when seen through thin cloud or mist.
Sentence: The area surrounding the sun, or the aureole, is very bright.
Analogy: Aureole:Sun (Object:Its user) |
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Term
Steadfast (adjective)
Steadfastly
Synonym: Dedicated
Antonym: Wavering |
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Definition
1. Resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering
2. Firmly fixed in a place or position
Sentence: The man was steadfast in his position that students should wear uniforms to school.
Analogy: Authorize:Steadfast |
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Term
Authorize (verb)
Authorizable
Synonym: Enable
Antonym: Reject |
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Definition
1. To give official permission for or approval
2. To give legal approval for
Sentence: "John I authorize you to take my keys," said his boss.
Analogy: Authorize:Steadfast |
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Term
Abyss (noun)
Abyssinia
Synonym: Pit
Antonym: Closure |
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Definition
1. A deep or seemingly bottomless chasm.
2. A wide or profound difference between people; a gulf.
Sentence: As Marie looked down into the abyss, she saw nothing but darkness.
Analogy: Abyss:Dark |
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Term
Profound (adjective, noun)
Profundity
Synonym: Intelligent
Antonym: Trivial |
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Definition
1. Of a state, quality, or emotion, very great or intense
2. Having or showing great knowledge or insight.
3. The vast depth of the ocean or of the mind.
Sentence: The profound professer knew everything on biology.
Analogy: Profound:Highhanded (cause:effect) |
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Term
Siphon (noun, verb)
Siphonal
Synonym: Funnel
Antonym: Container |
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Definition
1. A bent tube used to move a liquid from one container into another container by means of air pressure.
2. A projecting tubular part of some animals, especially certain mollusks, through which liquid enters or leaves the body.
Sentence: The man used a siphon to move the dangerous chemical from one container to the other.
Analogy: Siphon:Sluice |
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Term
Torchbearer (noun)
Torchbearers
Synonym: Leader
Antonym: Follower |
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Definition
1. A person who carries a ceremonial torch.
2. Someone who leads a campaign or a movement.
Sentence: At the Olympic Games, the torchbearer lights the Olympic Flame.
Analogy: Torchbearer:Impassioned (noun:closely related adjective)
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Term
Impassioned (adjective)
Impassionedly
Synonym: Ardent
Antonym: Impassive |
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Definition
1. Filled with or showing great emotion.
2. Showing great warmth or intensity of feeling.
Sentence: The impassioned racer could barely wait until the marathon started.
Analogy: Torchbearer:Impassioned (noun:closely related adjective) |
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Term
Foment (verb)
Fomenter
Synonym: Provoke
Antonym: Discourage |
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Definition
1. To instigate or stir up an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action.
2. To bathe a part of the body with warm or medicated lotions.
Sentence: The boy had to foment a fight at school.
Analogy: Fight:Foment |
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Term
Beeline (noun)
Beel-line
Synonym: Straightaway
Antonym: Sidetrack |
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Definition
1. A straight line between two places.
2. A straight, direct course
Sentence: The little boy made a beeline for the bathroom as soon as he stepped out of the car.
Analogy: Direct:Beeline |
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Term
Pensive (adjective)
Pensively
Synonym: Absorbed
Antonym: Negligent |
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Definition
1. Engaged in, involving or reflecting deep or serious thought.
2. Suggestive of sad thoughtfulness.
Sentence: She was pensive, staring off into space and not moving a muscle.
Antonym: Recur:Pensive |
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Term
Exult (verb)
Exultingly
Synonym: Jubilate
Antonym: Conceal |
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Definition
1. To show or feel elation or jubilation, especially as the result of a success.
2. To say something in a very excited and happy way.
Sentence: The girl jumped with exult when she came first place in the school science fair.
Analogy: Prim:Exult |
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Term
Cavil (verb, noun)
Caviler
Synonym: Critisize
Antonym: Agree |
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Definition
1. To make petty or unnecessary objections.
2. An objection seen as petty or unnecessary.
Sentence: The store owner scowled at the cavil since his price was a bargain compared to other stores.
Analogy: Cavil:Fervent (effect:cause) |
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Term
Uproarious (adjective)
Uproariously
Synonym: Boisterous
Antonym: Solemn |
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Definition
1. Characterized by or provoking loud noise or uproar.
2. Extremely funny
Sentence: The uproarious party caused so much noise, the neighbors complained.
Analogy: Sirocco:Uproarious |
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Term
Brood (noun, verb, adjective)
Broodless
Synonym: Offspring
Antonym: Parent |
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Definition
1. The children in someone's family
2. Kept for breeding
3. To think a lot about something in an unhappy way.
Sentence: He kept brooding about his lost homework.
Analogy: Brood:Bad |
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Term
Hinterland (noun)
Hinterlands
Synonym: Outback
Antonym: Metropolis |
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Definition
1. The often uncharted areas beyond a coastal district or a river's banks.
2. An area lying beyond what is visible or known.
Sentence: The young boy wandered out into the hinterland causing his family to worry.
Analogy: Hinterland:Not Visible |
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Term
Prim (adjective, verb)
Primly
Synonym: Demure Antonym: Untidy |
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Definition
1. Stiffly formal and respectable; feeling or showing disapproval of anything regarded as improper.
2. To purse the mouth or lips into a stiff impression.
Sentence: The girl stood up prim and proper, trying not to damage her crisp dress.
Analogy: Prim:Exult |
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Term
Trample (verb, noun)
Trampling
Synonym: Encroach
Antonym: Uncompress |
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Definition
1. To tread on and crush.
2. The act or sound of crashing.
Sentence: The little boy was trampled as he walked through the crowd of people.
Analogy: Trample:Hurt (cause:effect) |
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Term
Sluice (noun, verb)
Sluiced
Synonym: Channel
Antonym: Ditch |
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Definition
1. A sliding gate or other device for controlling the flow of water especially one in a lock gate.
2. The act of rinsing or showering with water.
3. To wash or rinse freely with a stream or shower of water.
Sentence: She sluiced her face to get rid of the tiredness.
Analogy: Siphon:Sluice |
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