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Literature
7th Grade
01/07/2015

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Term

Sirocco

 Siroccos

 

Definition

Def:

1.Hot and steady wind

2.a hot, dry, dustladen wind blowing from northern Africa and affectingparts of southern Europe.

POS: Noun

Syn: heat wave

Ant: blizzard

Term

Highhanded

highhand

Definition

Def:

1.tactlessly overbearing and inconsiderate

2.acting or done in an overbearing or arbitary manner

POS: adjective  

Syn: arrogant

Ant: humility

 

Term

Recur

Recuring

Definition

 

Def:

1.to occur again

2.to return to the mind

POS: verb

Syn: return

Ant: Impasse

 

Term

Larder

lardier

Definition

Def:

1.a place where food is stored

2.a supply of food

POS: noun

Syn: Pantry

Ant:Fasting

Term

fervent

fervently

Definition

Def: 

1. very hot

2. exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling 

POS: noun , adjective

Syn:impassioned

Ant: cold

Term

elicit

Elicited

Definition

Def:

1. to draw out after questioning

2. get information

POS: verb

Ant: answering

Syn: questioning

Term

aureole

areola

Definition

Def: 

1.a circle of light or brightness surrounding something, especially as depicted in art around the head or body of a person represented as holy.

2. glowing brightness

POS: Noun

Syn: illuminated

Ant: darkened

Term

steadfast

steadfastly

Definition

Def:

1.faithful

2.steadily loyal

POS: Adjective

Syn: friend

Ant: foe

Term

authorize

authorization

Definition

Def:

1. give permission to

2. able to

POS: verb

Syn: Allow

Ant: unable

Term

abyss

abyssinia

Definition

Def:

1. a hole with no bottom

2. a flow of electricity

POS: noun

Syn: nothingness

Ant: close

Term

profound

profoundly

Definition

Def:

1. deep; complete

2.often showing
POS: Adjective 

Ant: shallow

Syn: deep

Term

siphon

siphonness

Definition

Def:

1.a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length

2.a projecting tubular part of some animals

POS: noun

Syn: Tube

Ant: unequal

Term

torchbearer 

torchbearers

Definition

Def:

1a person who carries a ceremonial torch.

2.a person who leads or inspires others in working toward a valued goal

POS: noun

Syn: goal

Ant: unacomplished

Term

impassioned

impassive

Definition

Def:

1.moved by deep feeling

2. showing no feelings

POS: adjective

Syn: emotion

Ant: emotionless

Term

foment

fomentation

Definition

Def:

1.bathe (a part of the body) with warm or medicated lotions

2.instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action)

POS: verb

Syn:encourage

Ant:unappreciated

Term

beeline

beelines

Definition

Def:

1.a straight line between two places.

2. a line that goes through two places

POS: noun

Syn: alley

Ant:line

Term

pensive

pensively 

Definition

Def:

1. deeply or perhaps sad

2. thoughtful 

POS: adjective

Syn:emotion 

Ant: dumb

Term

exult

exulted

Definition

Def:

1.lit to rejoice

2.to show delight

POS: verb

Syn: Delightful

Ant: mad

Term

cavil

cavils

Definition

Def:

1.make petty or unnecessary objections

2. a objection seen as petty or unnecessary

POS: verb and noun

Syn: beauty

Ant: uncompleted

Term

uproarious

uproar

Definition

Def:

1.very noisy

2.noisy with laughter

POS: adjective

Syn: funny

Ant: unfunny

Term

brood

brooded

Definition

Def:

1.a family of young animals

2.think deeply about somethig that makes you unhappy

POS: verb and noun

Syn: family

Ant: happy

Term

hinterland

hinterlands

Definition

Def:

1.the often uncharted areas beyond a coastal district or a river's banks

2.an area lying beyond what is visible or known

POS: noun

Syn:backyard

Ant: nonopen

 

Term

prim

primed

Definition

Def:

1. pursing your lips

2.stiffly formal and respectable

POS:verb and adjective

Syn: respctable

Ant: unrespectable

Term

trample

trampled

Definition

Def:

1. Tread on and crunch

2.act or a sound of trampling

POS: noun and verb

Syn:crush

Ant:unsqueeze

Term

sluice

sluices

Definition

Def:

1.Rinsed off

2.a sliding gate or other device for controlling the flow of water, especially one in a lock gate

POS: verb and noun

Syn:clean

Ant: dirty

 

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