Sirocco

noun

synonym: Santa Anna Winds

Antonym: blizzards

Definition:1.) A hot dust-laden wind from the Libyan deserts that blows on the Mediterranean coast chiefly in Italy, Malta, and Sicily. 2.) A hot or warm wind of cyclonic origin from an arid or heated region.

Highhanded

adjective

synonym: arbitrary, overbearing

antonym: democratic

definition:1.) the use of arrogant methods 2.) using power or authority without considering the feelings of others

other forms:highhandedly (adverb)

Recur

verb

synonyms: persist, repeat

antonyms: halt, stop

1.) occur again, periodically or repeatedly 2.) come back to one's mind 3.) go back to something in a thought or speech

other forms: recurrence (n), reccurs, reccuring, reccured (all verbs)

Larder

noun

 synonyms: provender, storage

1.) a room or cupboard where food is stored 2.) a supply of food

Fervent

adjective

synonyms: impassioned, sincere

antonyms: dispirited, unconcerned

1.) having or showing great emotion or zeal; ardent 2.) having or displaying a passionate intensity

different forms: fervently (adjective)

Elicit

transitive verb

synonyms: bring, fetch

antonyms: hide, cover

1.) to bring out; draw forth; evoke 2.) obtain, extract

other forms: elicited, eliciting, elicits

Aureole

noun

synonyms: corona, halo

1.) in art, an area of light around the head of a sacred figure; a halo 2.) a glow that surrounds the sun or moon, ecspecially when seen through a fog or haze

Steadfast

adjective

synonyms: stubborn, rigid

antonyms: dishonest, unreliable

 Sentence: 

1.) firmly loyal or constant; faithful 2.) fixed or unchanging

other foms: steadfastly ( adjective), steadfastness ( noun)

Authorize

transitive verb

synonyms: enable, liscense

antonyms: refuse, deny

1.) to grant authority or power to 2.) to approve or give permission for

other forms: authorized, authorizing, authorizes, authorizer ( noun)

Abyss

noun

synonyms: gorge, pit

1.) a very deep and large hole; a seemingly bottomless space 2.) the regions of hell conceived as a bottemless pit

Profound

adjective

synonyms:deep, serious

antonyms: superficial, shallow

1.) going well beyond what is apparent or superficial; insightful 2.) deeply felt or held 3.) far reaching; thorough going 4.) total; absolute 5.) extending to or coming from a great depth; deep

other forms: profounder, profoundess, profoundly ( adj.), profoundness (n)

Siphon

noun

synonyms: drain, funnel

1.) a tube that carries a liquid from a higher level up and over a barrier and then down to a lower level, with the flow mantained by gravity and atmospheric pressure as long as the tube remains filled 2.) a tubular part of an animal such as a clam, through which water is taken in or expelled

Torchbearer

noun

1.) a person who carries a ceremonial torch 2.) a person who leads or inspires others in working toward a valued goal

Impassioned

adjective

synonyms: passionate, sentimental

antonyms: dull, frigid

1.) filled with intense feeling; ardent 2.) filled with or showing great emotion

Foment

transitive verb

synonyms: encourage, stimulate

antonyms: dicourage, deter

1.) to stir up; arouse; provoke 2.) bathe with warm or medicated lotions

other forms: fomented, fomenting, foments

Beeline

noun

synonyms: shortcut, straightaway

1.) the fastest and most direct course, as one that might be taken by a bee going to its hive 2.) a straight line between two places

Pensive

adjective

synonyms: wistful, thoughful

antonyms: uncaring, ignorant

1.) engaged in deep and serious thought 2.) showing or expressing deep, often sad thought

other forms: pensively ( adj.)

Exult

intransitive verb

synonyms: celebrate, cheer

antonyms: conceal, grieve

1.) to rejoice greatly; be jubilent or triumphant 2.) show or feel elation or jubilation usually as the result of a success

other forms: exulted, exulting, exults

Cavil

intransitive verb

synonyms: criticize, carp

1.) to find fault unnecessarily; raise unimportant objections 2.) make petty or uneccesary objections

different forms: caviled, caviling, cavils, cavilled, cavilling

Uproarious

adjective

synonyms: hilarious, clamorous

antonyms: solemn, unfunny

1.) caused or accompanied by an uproar 2.) loud and full; boisterous 3.) extremely funny

other forms: uproariously (adj.),  

Brood

noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb

synonyms: offspring, young

antonym: parent

noun: 1.) the young of certain animal, ecspecially a group of young birds hatched at one time and cared for each other 2.) the children in one family

intransitive verb and transitive verb: 1.) to think at legnth and unhappily about something; worry 2a.) ot sit on or protect eggs until they hatch or develop into larvae 2b.) to protect young

other forms: brooded, brooding, broods

Hinterland

noun

synonyms: wilderness, borderland

antonym: metropolis

1.) land away from a sea-coast; an inland area 2.) an area far from cities or towns

Prim

adjective

synonyms: correct, polite

antonyms: untidy, informal

1.) stiffly proper or precise in manner or appearance 2.) a way that people purse their lips sometimes

other forms: primly, primmer, primmest, primness (n)

Trample

transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun

synonyms: crush, flatten

antonyms: observe, obey

1.) To tread heavily so as to crush, bruise, or destroy 2.) to treat harshly, as if trampling upon 3.) the action or sound of trampling

other forms: trampled, trampling, tramples

Sluice

noun

synonyms: pour, wash

1a.) an artificial channel for conducting water, with a gate to regulate the flow 1b.) The gate used in a channel; a floodgate 2.) a body of water confined and controlled by such a gate 3.) a long inclined trough, as for moving logs or separating gold ore

other forms: sluiced, sluicing, sluices