Sirocco (noun)

Siroccos  

Synonym: Sandstorm  

Antonym: Zephyr 

Highhanded (adjective)

Highhandedness

Synonym: Arrogant 

Antonym: Humble 

1. Using power or authority without considering the feelings of others. 

2. Tactlessly overbearing and inconsiderate.

Sentence: The highhanded king taxed all goods heavily which caused his kingdom to collapse. 

Analogy: Profound:Highhanded (cause:effect)

Recur (verb)

 Recurred

Synonym: Repeat 

Antonym: Occasional 

1. To occur again, periodically, repeatedly

2. To go back in thought or discourse

Sentence: The thought recurred in her brain and she thought about what she did today. 

Analogy: Recur:Pensive 

Larder (noun)

Synonym: Pantry

Antonym: Slender

1. A room or large cupboard for storing food

2. A supply of food 

Sentence: Kathy put the loaf of bread in the larder with all the other pastas and cereals. 

Analogy: Larder:Chef (Place:Its user)

Fervent (adjective)

 Fervently 

Synonym: Dedicated 

Antonym: Unenthusiastic 

1. Having or displaying a passionate intensity

2. Very hot

Sentence: The air was fervent and it was hard to breathe.

Analogy: Cavil:Fervent (effect:cause)

Elicit (verb)

Elicitation  

Synonym: Obtain

Antonym: Placate 

1. To evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions. 

2. To draw forth (something latent or potential) into existence. 

Sentence: The teacher had to elicit the answer from the student. 

Analogy: Elicit:Answer

Aureole (noun)

Aureola  

Synonym: Halo 

Antonym: Haze 

1. A radiant around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage.

2. The luminous area surrounding the sun or other bright light when seen through thin cloud or mist.

Sentence: The area surrounding the sun, or the aureole, is very bright. 

Analogy: Aureole:Sun (Object:Its user)

Steadfast (adjective)

Steadfastly  

Synonym: Dedicated 

Antonym: Wavering 

1. Resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering 

2. Firmly fixed in a place or position

Sentence: The man was steadfast in his position that students should wear uniforms to school. 

Analogy: Authorize:Steadfast 

Authorize (verb)

 Authorizable 

Synonym: Enable 

Antonym: Reject 

1. To give official permission for or approval

2. To give legal approval for 

Sentence: "John I authorize you to take my keys," said his boss.

Analogy: Authorize:Steadfast 

Abyss (noun)

Abyssinia  

Synonym: Pit 

Antonym: Closure

1. A deep or seemingly bottomless chasm.

2. A wide or profound difference between people; a gulf.

Sentence: As Marie looked down into the abyss, she saw nothing but darkness. 

Analogy: Abyss:Dark 

Profound (adjective, noun)

 Profundity

Synonym: Intelligent 

Antonym: Trivial 

1. Of a state, quality, or emotion, very great or intense

2. Having or showing great knowledge or insight. 

3. The vast depth of the ocean or of the mind.

Sentence: The profound professer knew everything on biology. 

Analogy: Profound:Highhanded (cause:effect)

Siphon (noun, verb)

Siphonal  

Synonym: Funnel

Antonym: Container

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

2. A projecting tubular part of some animals, especially certain mollusks, through which liquid enters or leaves the body.

Sentence: The man used a siphon to move the dangerous chemical from one container to the other. 

Analogy: Siphon:Sluice

Torchbearer (noun)

Torchbearers 

Synonym: Leader

Antonym: Follower

1. A person who carries a ceremonial torch.

2. Someone who leads a campaign or a movement.

Sentence: At the Olympic Games, the torchbearer lights the Olympic Flame. 

Analogy: Torchbearer:Impassioned (noun:closely related adjective)

Impassioned (adjective)

Impassionedly 

Synonym: Ardent 

Antonym: Impassive 

1. Filled with or showing great emotion.

2. Showing great warmth or intensity of feeling.

Sentence: The impassioned racer could barely wait until the marathon started. 

Analogy: Torchbearer:Impassioned (noun:closely related adjective)

Foment (verb)

Fomenter 

Synonym: Provoke 

Antonym: Discourage 

1. To instigate or stir up an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action. 

2. To bathe a part of the body with warm or medicated lotions. 

Sentence: The boy had to foment a fight at school. 

Analogy: Fight:Foment 

Beeline (noun)

Beel-line 

Synonym: Straightaway

Antonym: Sidetrack 

1. A straight line between two places.

2. A straight, direct course

Sentence: The little boy made a beeline for the bathroom as soon as he stepped out of the car. 

Analogy: Direct:Beeline 

Pensive (adjective)

Pensively 

Synonym: Absorbed

Antonym: Negligent 

1. Engaged in, involving or reflecting deep or serious thought.

2. Suggestive of sad thoughtfulness.

Sentence: She was pensive, staring off into space and not moving a muscle. 

Antonym: Recur:Pensive

Exult (verb)

Exultingly  

Synonym: Jubilate 

Antonym: Conceal 

1. To show or feel elation or jubilation, especially as the result of a success.

2. To say something in a very excited and happy way.

Sentence: The girl jumped with exult when she came first place in the school science fair.

Analogy: Prim:Exult 

Cavil (verb, noun)

Caviler  

Synonym: Critisize 

Antonym: Agree 

1. To make petty or unnecessary objections.

2. An objection seen as petty or unnecessary. 

Sentence: The store owner scowled at the cavil since his price was a bargain compared to other stores. 

Analogy: Cavil:Fervent (effect:cause)

Uproarious (adjective)

Uproariously  

Synonym: Boisterous 

Antonym: Solemn 

1. Characterized by or provoking loud noise or uproar. 

2. Extremely funny

Sentence: The uproarious party caused so much noise, the neighbors complained. 

Analogy: Sirocco:Uproarious

Brood (noun, verb, adjective)

 Broodless

Synonym: Offspring 

Antonym: Parent 

1. The children in someone's family

2. Kept for breeding 

3. To think a lot about something in an unhappy way.

Sentence: He kept brooding about his lost homework. 

Analogy: Brood:Bad

Hinterland (noun)

Hinterlands  

Synonym: Outback 

Antonym: Metropolis 

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

2. An area lying beyond what is visible or known.

Sentence: The young boy wandered out into the hinterland causing his family to worry. 

Analogy: Hinterland:Not Visible

Prim (adjective, verb) 

Primly  

Synonym: Demure
Antonym: Untidy

1. Stiffly formal and respectable; feeling or showing disapproval of anything regarded as improper.

2. To purse the mouth or lips into a stiff impression.

Sentence: The girl stood up prim and proper, trying not to damage her crisp dress. 

Analogy: Prim:Exult 

Trample (verb, noun)

Trampling  

Synonym: Encroach 

Antonym: Uncompress

1. To tread on and crush.

2. The act or sound of crashing. 

Sentence: The little boy was trampled as he walked through the crowd of people. 

Analogy: Trample:Hurt (cause:effect)

Sluice (noun, verb)

Sluiced 

Synonym: Channel

Antonym: Ditch 

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

2. The act of rinsing or showering with water.

3. To wash or rinse freely with a stream or shower of water.

Sentence: She sluiced her face to get rid of the tiredness. 

Analogy: Siphon:Sluice