abyss

n.

1. a deep imeasurable space, gulf or cavity

2. anything profound, unfathomable, infinite.

3.(religous term)

a. the primal chaos before Creation

b. the infernel regions, hell

c. a subterreanean ocean

synonym:chasm

aureole

n.

1. a radiance surrounding the head or whole figure, representing sacred personage.

2. halo

authorize

v.

1. to give official power, or rights.

2. to give formal sanction.

synonym:enable

beeline

n.

1. a direct route traveld quickly.

synonym: shortcut, straightawy

brood

n,v.

noun

1. a number of young, hatched at one time, a family of offspring.

2. a breed, speices, group, or kind.

verb

1. to sit upon eggs to keep warm or incubate

3. to dwell on a subject with morbid persistence(sulk)

cavil

v.

n.

verb

1.to cause irratiing objections over trivial things, unessarily.

noun

1. unessary objection

2. the raising of the objection.

elicit

v.

1. to draw out or bring forth

synonym: evoke, educe

exult

v.

1. to show or feel lively triumph, rejoice exeedingly, to be highly elated or jubiliant.

2. to leap, especially for joy.

synonym: obsolete

fervent

fervor

adj.

1. having or showing great warmth or intensite, passionate

2. hot, burning, glowing

synonym: passionate, devout

foment

v.

1. to instigate of foster feelings of discord, rebellion etc., or to promote the growth of discord and rebellion.

2. to apply medicine or ointment on the surface of a body.

highhanded

adv.

use of arbituary arrogant methods

synonyms: overbearing

antonym: humble

analogy:

hinterland

n.

1. the more remote, less developed regions.

2. a land lying behind coastal regions.

3. an inland region supplying goods to a port.

impassioned

adj.

1. filled with an intense feeling, ardent, passionate

synonym: fervent

larder

n.

1. room or place food is held

2. a supply of food

synonym:provisions

antonym:

pensive

adj.

1. dreamy, or wistfully thoughtful.

2. expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some kind of sadness.

synonym: contemplative

prim

adj. 

v.

noun

1. precise and formal, stiffly neat.

verb

2. to draw up one's face into an affectedly nice or precise way.

profound

adj.

1. penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of knowledge or thought, having deep insight or understanding.

2. originating in to the depths of ones being,i.e. grief.

3. going far beneath what is obvious, or external.

recur

 v.

to occur again, in an experience, event, etc

synonym: reappear

antonym:stop

Analogy:

siphon

n.

1. a tube or conduit with bent legs of unequal legnth, used for drawing out liquids on a lower level.

2. a projecting tubular part of dome animals, especially certain mollusks, in which through liquid enters or leaves the body.

Synonym:pipe

sirocco

n. plural

a hot dust laden wind from the Libyan Desert across the Mediterenean

a hot moist opressive southeast wind

synonym: santa ana winds (of So Cal)

antonym: blizzard

Analogy:

sluice

n, v.

noun

1. an artificial channel of running water.

2. sluice box (used for mining)

verb

1. to flush or cleanse with a rush of water

steadfast

adj.

1. fixed in direction.

2. firm in love, resolution, faith, etc, as a person.

synonym:unwavering

torchbearer

n.

1. a person who carries a torch.

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

synonym:touchbase

trample

v,n

verb

1. to step heavily or noisily.

2. to act in a harsh or cruel manner.(he trampled over her heart)

3. to put out or extinguish by trampling.

noun

1. the sound or act of trampling

uproarious

adj.

1. characterized by the state of uproar, tumultuos.

2. very funny, either as an action or a person.

3.very loud, as sounds or utterances.