Sirocco

Sirocco (n.)

1. A hot, steady, oppressive wind blowing from the Libyan deserts across the Mediterranean into South Europe, often bringing dust and sometimes accompanied by rain

2. Any hot, oppressive wind, especially one blowing toward a center of low barometric pressure

Synonyms: Sandstorm, Dust Devil

Antonyms: Zephyr, Breeze

Sentence: MICHELLE KUDO IS LIKE A SIROCCO, SHE NEVER STOPS

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Highhanded

Highhanded (adj.)

High-handedly(adv.), High-handedness(n,)

1. condescending or presumptuous; overbearing; arbitrary.

Synonyms: Bossy, Tyrannical

Antonyms: Democratic

Sentence: He has a highhanded manner about him.

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Recur

Recur (v.)

Recurring, Recurred

1. To occur again, as in an event or an experience.

2. To return to the mind, as an idea, etc.

Synonyms: Persist, Repeat

Antonyms: Halt, Stop

Sentence: Her idea kept recurring.

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 Larder

Larder (n.)

1. A room or place where food is kept.

2. A supply of food.

Synonyms: Storage, Pantry

Antonyms:

Sentence: With so many natural resources, it was easy to refill the larder.

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Fervent

Fervent (adj.)

Fervently(adv.), ferventness(n.)

1. Having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, or enthusiasm.

2. Hot, burning, glowing, etc.

Synonyms: Enthusiastic, Passionate

Antonyms: Cool, Bored.

Sentence: He seemed like a fervent person.

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Elicit

Elicit (v.)

elicitation(n.), elicitor(n.)

1. To draw or bring out forth.

Synonyms: Evoke, Extract

Antonyms: Soothe, Hide

Sentence: A good roller coaster should elict both screams and laughter.

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Aureole

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Aureole (n.)

1. A radiance surrounding the head or the whole figure in a representation or sacred personage.

2. Any encircling ring of light or color, halo

Synonyms: Halo, Corona

Antonyms:

Sentence: The sun has an aureole of light.

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Steadfast (adj.)

steadfastly(adv.), steadfastness(n.)

1. Fixed in direction, steadily directed.

2. Firm in purpose, resolution, faith, attachment, etc, as in a person.

Synonyms: Loyal, Dedicated

Antonyms: Dishonest, Fickle

Sentence: He was steadfast in his belief that the football team would win.

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Authorize (v.)

authority(n.)

1. To give authority or official power to

2. To give authority for, officially sanction (an act or proceeding

Synonyms: Empower, enable

Antonyms: Veto, Stop

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Abyss (n.)

1. A deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; a vast chasm.

2. Anything profound, unfathomable, or infinite.

Synonyms: Hole, chasm

Antonyms: Plain

Sentence: No one had any idea how deep the abyss was.

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Profound (adj.)

profounder, profoundest

1. Penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought and knowledge; having deep insight or understanding.

2. Originating in or penetrating to the depths of one's being.

synonyms: deep, knowing

Antonyms: open, shallow

Sentence: Her grief was profound.

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Siphon (n.) (v.)

1. A tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below. (n.)

2. To convey, draw, or pass through or as if through a siphon.

Synonyms: Draw, Extract

Antonyms: Stop, Halt

Sentence: He siphoned off profits into a secret bank account.

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Torchbearer (n.)

1. A person who carries a torch.

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

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

Sentence: He was a torchbearer of democracy.

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Impassioned (n.)

impassionedly(adv.), impassionedness(n.)

1. Filled with intense feeling or passion; passionate.

Synonyms: Passionate, ardent

Antonyms: Bored, cold 

Sentence: He is very impassioned with his work.

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Foment (v.)

1. To instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.) to promot the growth or development of:

2. To apply warm water or medicated liquid, ointments, etc. to the surface of the body.

Synonyms: Goad, agitate

Antonyms: Deter, discourage

Sentence: Fomenting the rebellion will not help its current position.

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Beeline (n.)

1. A direct route traveled quickly (make a beeline for)

Synonyms: Shortcut, straightaway

Antonyms:

Sentence: The minute I saw the book I made a beeline for it.

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Pensive (n.)

1. Dreamily or wistfully thoughtful.

2. Expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness.

Synonyms: Absorbed, musing

Antonyms: Ignorant, shallow

Sentence: He is in a pensive mood, don't bother him.

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Exult (v.)

exultingly(adv.)

1. To show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated or jubilant.

2. To leap, especially for joy.

Synonyms: Rejoice, celebrate

Antonyms: Conceal, greive

Sentence: They exulted over their victory.

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Cavil (v.)

caviller(n.), cavilingly(adv.)

1. To raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily.

2. To oppose by inconsequential, frivolous, or sham objections.

Synonyms: Criticize, dispute

Antonyms: Praise, congratulate

Sentence: You cavil too much. Shut up.

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Uproarious (adj.)

uproariously(adv.), uproarioiusness(n.)

1. Characterized by or in a state of uproar.

2. Making an uproar, confused and noisy, as in an assembly, person, etc.

Synonyms: Hilarious, loud.

Antonyms: Solemn, boring.

Sentence: His joke gained an uproarious response.

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Brood(n.)

1. A number of young produced or hatched at one time; a family of offspring or young.

2. A breed, species, group, or kind.

Synonyms: Offspring, breed

Antonyms:

Sentence: The museam boasted a large brood of sculptures.

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Hinterland (n.)

1. The remote or less developed parts of a country.

2. The land lying behind a coastal region.

Synonyms: Inland, Back country

Antonyms: Coast, Port

Sentence: The hinterlands are usually much less developed than the urban areas.

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Prim (adj.)

primly(adv.)

1. Formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat.

Synonyms: Demure, Tidy

Antonyms: Wayward, Dirty

Sentence: Now we all know how Prim from The Hunger Games got her name.

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Trample

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Trample (v.)

trampled(adj.), trampling(v.)

1. To tread or step heavily and noisly; stamp

2. To forcibly walk over.

Synonyms: Crush, flatten

Antonyms: Heal, help

Sentence: Many people were trampled on Black Friday.

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Sluice (n.)

1. An artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate  at the upper end for regulating the flow.

2. The body of water held back or controlled by a sluice gate.

Synonyms: Dam

Antonyms:

Sentence: The rocky channel of the brook served as a natural sluice.

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