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Literature
7th Grade
01/07/2015

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Term
Sirocco (noun)
Definition

Defenitions: a hot wind blowing from North Africa across the Mediterranean and into Europe

or

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

Term
Highhanded (adjective)
Definition

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

 

Term

Recur (verb)

 

Definition

Defenitions: occur again, periodically, or repeatedly

or

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

Term
Larder (noun)
Definition

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

Term
Ferevent (adjective)
Definition

Defenition: having or dsplaying a passionate intensity

or

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

Term
Elicit (verb)
Definition

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

Term
Aureole (noun)
Definition

Defenitions: a radiance surrounding the head or the whole figure in the representation of a sacred personage

or

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


 

Term
Steadfast (adjective)
Definition

Defenitions: fixed in direction; steadily directed

or

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
 

Term
Authorize (verb)
Definition

Defenitions: to give official power to

or

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



Term
Abyss (noun)
Definition

Defenition: a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm.

or

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


 
Term
Profound (adjective)
Definition

Defenition: of deep meaning and great significance

or

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



Term
Siphon (noun)
Definition

Defenition: a projecting tubular part of some animals, especially certain mollusks, through which liquid enters or leaves the body.

or

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


Term
Torchbearer (noun)
Definition

Defenition: a person who carries a torch.

or

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


 
Term
Impassioned (adjective)
Definition

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


Term
Torment (verb)
Definition

Defenition: to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain:

or
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
Term
Beeline (noun)
Definition

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

Term
Pensive (adjective)
Definition

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

Term
Exult (verb)
Definition

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

Term
Cavil (verb)
Definition

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

Term
Uproarious (adjective)
Definition

Defenition: provoking loud laughter; very funny.

or

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

Term
Brood (verb)
Definition

Defenition: think deeply about something that makes one unhappy.

or

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
 
Term
Hinterland (noun)
Definition

Defenition: the often uncharted areas beyond a coastal district or a riverbank's view

or

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

Term
Prim (adjective)
Definition

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


Term
Trample (verb)
Definition

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


Term
Sluice (verb)
Definition

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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