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Wordmasters 2
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English
7th Grade
01/07/2015

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Term

Sirocco



Definition

Definition: a hot steady, oppressive wind  

Part of speech: noun

Other forms: siroc

Synonms: windstorm

Antonyms: calm wind 

Analogy: (Part:Whole) sirocco: tornado

Term
 Highhanded
Definition

Definition: having or showing no regard for the rights, concerns, or feelings of others.

Parts of Speech: Adjective 

Other forms: highhanddedly, highhandedness

Synonyms: overbearing, arbitrary, despotic

Antonyms: focusing

Anaology: (Increasing Intensity) highhanded: focus

 

Term
 Recur
Definition

Definition: to occur again, as an event, expierience, etc.

Parts of speech: verb

Other terms: recurred, recurring

Synonyms: repeat 

Antonyms: end

Analogy: (Antonyms) recur: end

 

 

Term
Larder
Definition

Definition: a room or place where food is kept

Parts of speech: noun 

Other terms: none

Synonyms: storage

Antonyms: distribute

Analogy: (Decreasing Intensity) larder: empty

 

Term
Fervent
Definition

Definition: having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling,  enthusiasm

Parts of speech: adjective

Other terms: fervid

Synonyms: passionate

Antonyms: unconcerned

Analogy: (Noun: Closely Related Adjective) fervent: passionate

 

Term
Elicit
Definition

Definition: to draw or bring out or forth

Parts of speech: verb

Other terms: none

Synonyms:  evoke

Antonyms: conceal 

Analogy: (Decreasing intensity) elict: conceal

 

Term
auerole
Definition

Definition: a radiance surrounding the head or whole fugure in the representation of a sacred personage

Parts of speech: noun

Other terms:  

Synonyms: glory

Antonyms: violate

Analogy: auerole: violate (Antonyms)

 

Term
Steadfast
Definition

Definition: fixed in direction

Parts of speech: adjective

Other terms: steadfastly, steadfastlyness

Synonyms:  firm 

Antonyms: fickle

Analogy: concentration: steadfast (Increasing Intesity) 

 

Term
Authorize
Definition

Definition: to establish by 

Parts of speech: verb

Other terms: authorized, authoriedly

Synonyms: sanction

Antonyms: reject

Analogy: authorize: sanction (Part:Whole)

 

Term
Abyss
Definition

Definition: the bottomless gulf, pit, or chaos of the old cosmogonies

Parts of speech: noun, adjective

Other terms: abissus, abyssos

Synonyms: depth

Antonyms: apex

Analogy: Abyss: apex (Decreasing Intensity)

Term
Profound
Definition

Definition: having intelectual depth and insight

Other terms: profoundly, profoundness

Parts of Speech: adjective

Snonyms: deep 

Antonyms: light

Analogy: light: profound (Increasing INtensity)

 

Term
siphon
Definition

Definition:a tube bent to form two legs of unequal length by which liquid can be transferred to a lower level over an inermediate elevation by the pressure of the atmosphere in forcing the liquid up the shorter branch of the tube immersed in it while the excess of weight of the liquid in the longer branch when once filled causes a continuous flow

parts of speech: noun 

other terms: none 

syn: drain 

ant: save

analogy: siphon: tube (Noun: Closely related Adjective)

Term

tourchbearer

 

Definition

definition: one that carries a torch

other terms: none 

parts of speech: noun

syn: boss 

ant:employee

analogy: tourchbearer: employee (Antonyms)

Term
impassioned
Definition

definition: to arouse the feelings of

other erms: impassion, impassioned

parst of speech: verb 

syn:

ant:

analogy:

Term
foment
Definition

definition:to premote the growth of or development of 

othere terms: fomenter, fomentation 

parts of speecch noun 

syn:

ant:

analogy:

Term
Beeline
Definition

Definition: the belief that bees return to their hives in a direct line

Parts of speech: noun

other terms: none

syn: straight

ant: wayward

analogy: straight: beeline (noun: closely realted adjective)

Term
pensive
Definition

Definition: to ponder 

Parts of speech: adjective

other terms: pensively, pensivness

syn: thoughtfull 

ant: shallow

analogy: pensive: passionate (noun: closely related adjective)

Term
exult
Definition

Definition: to leap for joy 

Parts of speech: verb

other terms: exultingly

syn: rejoice 

ant: lament 

analogy: happy: exult (Cause: Effect)

Term
Cavil
Definition

Definition: to raise trivial and frivolous objection

Parts of speech: verb

other terms: caviler, caviller

syn: quibble

ant: acquiesce

analogy: strong: cavil (cause:effect)

Term
Uproarious
Definition

Definition: very noisy and full  

Parts of speech: adjective

other terms: uproariosly, uproariousness

syn: noisy

ant:quiet

analogy: Uproarious: subtle (Decreasing Intensity)

Term
brood
Definition

Definition: the young of an animal or a family of young 

Parts of speech: noun

other terms: broodingly

syn: muse 

ant: child

analogy: brood; animals (object or place: its user)

Term
hinterland
Definition

Definition: a region lying inland from a coast

Parts of speech: noun

other terms: none

syn: bush

ant: varnish

analogy: hinterland: inland (object or place: its user)

Term
prim
Definition

Definition: a stifly formal and proper: decourous

Parts of speech: adjective

other terms: primly, primmest, primmer

syn: prudish

ant: imporoper

analogy: prim: nice (noun: closely realted adjective)

Term
trample
Definition

Definition: to tread heavily so as to bruise, crush,or injur

Parts of speech: verb

other terms: trampler

syn: tread

ant: jog

analogy: jog: trample (increasing intensity)

Term
sluice
Definition

Definition: an artificial passage for water fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulation flow

Parts of speech: noun

other terms: none

syn: flush

ant: stream

analogy: sluice: stream (noun: closely realted adjective)

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