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Defenitions: a hot wind blowing from North Africa across the Mediterranean and into Europe
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a warm sultry breeza accompanied by rain, occurring in the same regions.
Synonym: Sandstorm
Antonym: Drizzle
Use in Sentence: There is a Sirocco blowing in from North Africa.
Analogy: joyful: happy:: sirocco: sandstorm
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Defenition: using ower without authority or the feelings of others
Antonym: modest
Synonyms: arrogant
Use in a sentence: He was a very highhanded leader.
Analogy- Highhanded: Modest:: rough: smooth
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Defenitions: occur again, periodically, or repeatedly
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come back to one's mind
Antonym: stop
Synonym: return
Use in a sentence: The thought kept recuring in my mind.
Analogy: recur: stop:: go: halt |
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Definition: a room or large cupboard used for storing food
Antonyms: trash
Synonyms: storage
Use in a sentence: The candy is stored in the larder.
Analogy: larder: storage:: house: home |
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Defenition: having or dsplaying a passionate intensity
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hot, burning, or glowing
Antonyms: indifferent
Synonyms: passionate
Use in a sentence: I am very fervent about this locket, as it is very special to me.
Analogy: fevent: passionate:: indifferent: cool |
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Defenition: to draw or bring out forth
Antonyms: extort
Synonyms: hide
Use in a sentence: I will now elicit the world's biggest secret.
Analogy: elicit: extort:: show: hide |
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Defenitions: a radiance surrounding the head or the whole figure in the representation of a sacred personage
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any encircling ring of light or color; halo
Antonyms: dullness
Synonyms: halo
Use in a sentence: The gods have aureoles surrounding them.
Analogy: light: aureole:: brick: wall
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Defenitions: fixed in direction; steadily directed
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firm in purpose, resolution, faith, attachment, etc., as a person:
Antonyms: weak
Synonyms: faithful
Use in a sentence: After Alfred started boxing, he had a goal and therefore, became more steadfast.
Analogy: weak: steadfast:: sad: happy
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Defenitions: to give official power to
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to give authority for, or formally sanction (an act or proceeding)
Antonyms: deny
Synonyms: allow
Use in a sentence: I authorize you to punish others if they do you harm.
Analogy: authorize: sanction:: deny: reject
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Defenition: a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm.
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anything profound, unfathomable, or infinite:
Antonyms: heaven
Synonyms: chasm
Use in a sentence: As she fell off the cliff, it felt like she was falling into an abyss of darknesss.
Analogy: abyss: chasm:: heaven: lighted
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Defenition: of deep meaning and great significance
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pervasive or intense; thorough; complete:
Antonyms: meaningless
Synonyms: meaningful
Use in a sentence: The speech he gave was very profound.;
Analogy: profound: significant:: meaningless: useless
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Defenition: a projecting tubular part of some animals, especially certain mollusks, through which liquid enters or leaves the body.
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any kind of drain pipe
Antonyms: blockade
Synonyms: pipe
Use in a sentence: The waste is now going down the siphon.
Analogy: siphon: pipe:: house: home
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Defenition: a person who carries a torch.
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a leader in a movement, campaign, etc.
Antonyms: follower
Synonyms: leader
Use in a sentence: The torchbearer lead his mob out to the fight.
Analogy: torchbearer: leader:: supporter: follower
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Defenition: filled with or showing great emotion
Antonym: unexcited
Synonyms: fervent
Use in a sentence: When I see people suffer, I become impassioned.
Analogy: impasssioned: fervernt:: indifferent: apathetic
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Defenition: to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain:
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to annoy mentally or physically
Antonyms: comfort
Synonyms: harass
Use in a sentence: She tormented the poor girl by teasing her about her appearence.
Analogy: torment: harass:: comfort: soothe |
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Defenition: a straight line between two places
Antonyms: wayward
Synonyms: focused
Use in a sentence: Follow the beeline to your destintion, and keep going straight.
Analogy: beeline: wayward:: unfocused: focused |
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Defenition: engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought.
Antonyms: thoughtless
Synonys: thoughtful
Use in a sentence: At times, I am very pensive.
Analogy: pensive: careless:: thoughtful: thoughtless |
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Defenition: show or feel elation or jubilation, especially as the result of a success.
Antonyms: sad
Synonyms: joyful
Use in a sentence: When Alfred went for a run in the morning, he was exult.
Analogy: exult: ecstatic:: sad: weak |
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Defenition: to make petty or unnecessary decisions
Antonyms: effective
Synonyms: ineffective
Use in a sentence: The judge made very cavil statements.
Analogy: cavil: ineffective:: necessary: effetive |
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Defenition: provoking loud laughter; very funny.
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characterized by or provoking loud noise or uproar.
Antonyms: boring
Synonyms: eventful
Use in a sentence: The very witty comment was the cause of an uproarious event.
Analogy: uproarious: eventful:: dull: boring |
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Defenition: think deeply about something that makes one unhappy.
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when birds hatch eggs
Antonyms: smile
Synonyms: mope
Use in a sentence: She still broods about her need for worldly pleasures, though she is from a poor family.
Analogy: brood: mope:: commemorate: smile
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Defenition: the often uncharted areas beyond a coastal district or a riverbank's view
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an area lying beyond what is visible or known
Antonym: Home
Synonym: Wilderness
Use in a sentence: As the captain was looking at his map, he saw what he thought was a hinterland, as it was not on the map.
Analogy: hinterland: wilderness:: home: house |
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Defenition: stiffly formal and respectable; feeling or showing disapproval of anything regarded as improper.
Antonyms: undainty
Synonyms: dainty
Use in a sentence: The prim and proper lady walked past the untidy house with a grimace on
her face.
Analogy: prim:proper:: undainty:improper
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Defenition: to tread and ruin
Antonym: carefulness
Synonym: carelessness
Use in a sentence: Be careful not to trample the poor cat in the middle of the road.
Analogy: trample: ruin:: carefulness:save
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Defenition: to wash or rinse full with a shower or stream of water
Antonym: scrub
Synonym: cleanse
Use in a sentence: Now to sluice my dirty self really quickly in the river.
Analogy: sluice: carelessly:: scrub: carefully |
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