sirocco

noun

siroccos

1)  a hot or warm wind of cyclonic origin from an arid or heated region

2)  a hot dust-laden wind from the Libyan deserts that blows on the northern Mediterranean coast chiefly in Italy, Malta, and Sicily

highhanded

adjective

highhandedly

highhandedness

1)  not having or showing any interest in the rights, opinions, or feelings of other people

2)  having or showing no regard for the rights, concerns, or feelings of others

recur

verd

recurred

recurring

1)  to happen or appear again

2)  to have recourse

larder

noun

1)  a small room or area where food is kept

2)  a supply of food

fervent

 adjective

fervently

1)  felt very strongly

2)  veryhot

elicit

verb

elicitation

elicitor

1)  to get (a response, information, etc.) from someone

2)   to draw forth or bring out something

aureole

 noun

aureola

1) a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage

2)  something resembling an aureole   an aureole of hair

steadfast

 adjective

steadfastly

steadfastness

1)  very devoted or loyal to a person, belief, or cause : not changing

2)  not subject to change <the steadfast doctrine of original sin — Ellen Glasgow>

authorize

 verb

authorized

authorizing

1)  to give power or permission to (someone or something)

2)  to establish by or as if by authority

abyss

noun 

1)  a hole so deep or a space so great that it cannot be measured

2)  an immeasurably deep gulf or great space

profound

 noun

1)  having or showing great knowledge or understanding

2)  difficult to understand

siphon

 noun

1)  a bent tube used to move a liquid from one container into another container by means of air pressure

2)   a bottle for holding aerated water that is driven out through a bent tube in its neck by the pressure of the gas when a valve in the tube is opened

torchbearer

 noun

1)  someone who carries a torch at the head of a group of people

2)  someone who leads a campaign, movement, etc.

impassioned

 adjective

1)  showing or feeling very strong emotions

2)  showing great warmth or intensity of feeling

foment

 verb

1)  to cause or try to cause the growth or development of (something bad or harmful)

2)   to promote the growth or development of : rouse, incite

beeline

 noun/verb

1)  a straight direct course

2)  to go quickly in a direct course

pensive

 adjective

pensively

pensiveness

1)  quietly sad or thoughtful

2)  musingly or dreamily thoughtful

exult

 verb

exultingly

1)  to feel or show great happiness

2)  to say (something) in a very excited and happy way

cavil

 verb

caviler

caviller

caviled

cavilled

caviling

cavilling

1)  to complain about things that are not important

2)  to raise trivial and frivolous objection

uproarious

 adjective

uproariously

uproariousness

1)  very noisy

2)  very funny

brood

 noun/adjective/verb

broodingly

1)  a group of young birds (such as chickens) that were all born at the same time

2)  kept for breeding

3)  to think a lot about something in an unhappy way

hinterland

 noun

1)  an area that is not close to any cities or towns : a remote region

2)  a region lying beyond major metropolitan or cultural centers

prim

 verb/adjective

primmed

primming

1)  to give a prim or demure expression to <primming her thin lips after every mouthful

2)  very formal and proper

trample

 verb

trampler

trampled

1)  to cause damage or pain by walking or stepping heavily on something or someone

2)  to treat other people's rights, wishes, or feelings as if they are worthless or not important

sluice

 verb/noun

sluiced

sluicing

1)  an artificial passage for water to flow through with a gate for controlling the flow

2)  to wash or spray (something or someone) with a stream of water