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- a hot dust-laden wind
- a warm moist oppressive southeast wind
- a hot or warm wind of cyclonic origin from an arid or heated region
Synonym: Santa Ana winds of the south
Antonym: blizzard
Sentence: The sirocco stopped Hazel from going any further into the desert, because the wind was too strong.
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adjective
- the use of arrogant methods
- not having or showing any signs of interest in opinions and rights of other people
Sentence: Romeo had a very bad habit of treating others in a very highhanded manner.
Syn: haughty
Ant: Humble and modest
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high-handedly
high-handedness
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- to occur again
- to come back to one's mind again after a period of time
Sentence: The idea of smoking kept recurring in James' mind; it just wouldn't go away.
Syn: repeat
Ant: halt
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recurrent
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adjective
- showing enthusiasm towards something
- hot or glowing
Sentence: I am a very fervent admirer of Ariana Grande.
Syn: passionate and blazing
Ant: impassive
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- to get information or a response from somebody
- to draw forth or bring out information (potential or a response)
Sentence: When Cassie performed a perfect straddle jump, she elicited a rowdy cheer from the crowd watching her.
Syn: evoke
Ant: hide
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noun
- an encirling ring of light or color that surrounds the head or the whole figure
- halo
Sentence:
Syn: corona
Ant:mistiness
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adjective
- fixed in direction
- firmly fixed in a place or position
Sentence: Ivy was staring into the mountains, her gaze steadfast.
Syn: unwavering
Ant: irresolute
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Verb
- to give authority or official power to somebody
- to give legal and official approval to someone or something
Sentence: My mom was in charge of authorizing the funds that were donated from the families and transferring the funds to the school's account.
Ant: disqualify
Syn: certify
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Noun
- a deep, immeasurable space; vast chasm.
- anything profound, unfathomable, or infinite
Sentence: The abyss of time seemed endless; waiting for her, everyday, expecting her presence every second.
Syn: gulf
Ant: closure
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Adjective
- having intellectual depth and insight
- low
Sentence: Nash, a typical middle school student, gave a profound bow to Nat, the wise man of the west.
Syn: sagacious
Ant: superficial
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Noun
- a tube-shaped organ in animals hat help draw fouid
- a tube bent into u equal lengths to draw fluid
Sentence: Gregory Johns, who worked in the wildlife park, was in charge of siphoning fluids from he animals.
Syn: drain
Ant: hold/keep/fill
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siohonic
siphonal
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Noun
- a person who carries a torch
- the leader in a movement or campaign, etc.
Sentence: Hannah Mouske was the torchbearer of the "Let's Save the Animals" movement.
Syn: leader
Ant: follower/employee
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Adjective
- filled with an intense feeling of passion towards something
- showing very strong feeling
Sentence: Teal felt very impassioned towards dancing and art.
Syn: fervent
Ant: apathetic
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Verb
- To promote he growth or development of
- to apply warm water or medicated liquid to the surface of the body
Sentence: My mom always says that my sister was born just to foment trouble.
Syn: arouse
Ant: discourage
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Noun
- A direct route traveled quickly
- a direct course
Sentence: Every day after I come home from school, I mame a beeline straight to the refrigerator for food.
Syn: pointblank
Ant: interrupted
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- dreamily or wistfully thoughtful
- expressing thoughtfulness usually marked by some sadness
Sentence: Dumbledore was still in a pensive mood when Harry suddenly burst into his dorm, yelling: "VOLDEMORTE'S BACK!"
Syn: Sober
Ant: ignorant
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Noun
- a room in which food is kept
- a supply of food
Sentence: Even though there were many supermarkets near the Tomlinson's house, they still found it hard to constantly restore their supply of larder because they were always all so busy.
Syn: pantry
Ant:non-abundant/skinny
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Verb
- to show a feeling of triumphant joy
- to leap, usually with joy
Sentence: The cheerleading team exulted over their victory after the team thenteam they were cheering for won the game.
Syn: rejoice
Ant: grieve/mourn
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verb/noun
- to raise irritating and trivial objections
- to find fault in something
Sentence: Lukaina always thought that Mark was incredibly annoying, because he found something to cavil about in everything she said.
Syn: criticize
Ant: agree/concede
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caviler
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Adjective
- very funny, as a person or situation
- very loud, as sounds or utterances
Sentence: After the clown at Sara's birthday party cracked a funny joke, there was uproarious laughter from the audience.
Syn: raging
Ant: solemn
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Verb/Noun
- a number of offspring produced or hatched at one time
- to sit upon (eggs) to hatch, as a bird
Sentence: The Smith's family have a brood of adopted children, who are treated very well.
Syn: young
Ant: parent
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Noun
- the land lying behind a coastal region
- the less developed parts of a country
Sentence: As San Francisco grows richer, wages will also increase in the hinterlands.
Syn: outback
Ant: Metropolis
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Adjective/Verb
- formally precise/proper, as persons or behavior
- to draw up the mouth in a precise way
Sentence: When we have guests over at our house, my whole family is always very prim.
Syn: demure
ant: rude
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Verb
- to tread of stamp heavily or noisily
- to act in a harsh or cruel manner
Sentence: My mother was very mad at my sister when she ran across the garden and trampled over my mothers' tulips.
Syn: run over/trudge
Ant: aid/assist
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Noun/verb
- the body of water held back or controlled by a sluice gate
- an artificial stream or channel of water for removing solid matter
Sentence: The sluice gate was closed when the area was starting to flood.
Syn: valve
Ant:
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