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Literature
7th Grade
01/07/2015

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Sirocco

Definition

Definition: a hot or warm southerly wind.

Second Definition: N/A

POS: noun

Other forms: siroccos

Synonym: sandstorm

Antonym: zephyr

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 highhanded



Definition

Definition: using power or authority without considering the feelings of others.

Second definition: overbearing and inconsiderate

POS: adjective

Other forms:highhandedly, highhandedness

Synonym:dictatorial

Antonym:modest

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recur

 

Definition

Definition: to occur again

Second definition:to have recourse

POS: verb

Other forms: recurring, recurringly

Synonyms: reappear

Antonyms: stop

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larder

Definition

Definition: a room or place where food is kept, a supply of food

Second definition: N/A

POS:noun

Other forms: larders

Synonyms:pantry

Antonyms: slender

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fervent

Definition

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

Second definition: hot, burning.

POS:adjective

Other forms: fervently, ferventness, nonfervent, nonfervently, nonferventness.

Synonym: ardent, emotional

Antonym: apathetic, calm

Analogy: (impassioned)


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elicit

Definition

Definition: to draw or bring out

Second definition:

POS: verb

Other forms:elicitor, elicitation, nonelicited, unelicited

Synonyms: badger

Antonyms: give

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aureole

Definition

Definition: any encircling ring of light or color, halo

Second definition: Astronomy

POS: noun

Other forms: aureoles

Synonyms: halo

Antonyms:

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steadfast

Definition

Definition: fixed in direction

Second definition: firmly established 

POS: adjective

Other forms: steadfastly, steadfastness, oversteadfast, oversteadfastly, oversteadfastness

Synonyms: dedicated

Antonyms: disloyal

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authorize

Definition

Definition: to give authority or official power to

Second definition: N/A

POS: verb
Other forms:authorizable, authorizes, authorizing, authorizer, deauthorize, deauthorized, deauthorizing,  misauthorize, misauthorizes, misauthorized, misauthorizing, preauthorizing, preauthorize, preauthorized, preauthorizes.

Synonyms: enable

Antonyms: reject

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abyss

Definition

Definition: a deep immeasureable space.

Second definition: anything infinite

POS: noun

Other forms:

Synonyms: depth

Antonyms:

Analogy:

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profound

Definition

Definition: entering deeply into subjects of thought

Second defintion:N/A

POS:adjective, noun

Other forms: profoundly, profoundness, unprofound, unprofoundness

Synonyms: sage, intelligent

Anonyms: stupid, ignorant

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siphon

Definition

Definition:a tube bent into legs of unequal length, for use in 

drawing liquid from one container into another.

Second definition:

POS: verb, noun

Other forms: siphonal, siphonless, siphonlike, siphonic, pseudosiphonal, pseudosiphonic.

Synonyms: funnel

Antonyms:

Analogy: (profound)

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torchbearer

Definition

Definition: a person who carries a torch

Second definition: a person who leads

POS: noun

Other forms: torchbearers

Synonyms: leader

Antonyms: follower

Analogy:

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impassioned

Definition

Definition: filled with intense feeling or passion

Second definition:

POS: adjective

Other forms: impassionedly, impassiondness, unimpassioned, unimpassionedly

Synonyms: sentimental

Antonyms: frigid, unenthusiastic

Analogy:(fervent)

 

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foment

Definition

Definition: to instigate, to promote the growth of developement of;

Second definition: to apply warm water, or medicated liquid to the surface of the body

POS: verb

Other forms: fomenter, unfomented

Synonyms: encourage

Antonyms: discourage

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beeline

Definition

Definition: a direct route traveled quickly (usually in the phrase make a beeline for)

Second Definition: not available

POS: Noun

Other forms: n/a

Synonyms: shortcut, straightaway, shortest route, straight line

Antonyms: 

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pensive

Definition

Definition: dreamily or wistfully thoughtful

Second definition: expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some sadness

POS: adjective

Other Forms: pensively, pensiveness, overpensive, overpensively, overpensiveness

Synonyms: contemplative, dreamy,sober, thoughtful, wistful

Antonyms: negligent, uncaring, ignorant

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exult

Definition

Definition: to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; behighly elated or jubilant:

Second definition: to leap, especially for joy

POS: verb

Other Forms: exultingly, self-exulting

Synonyms: rejoice, celebrate, cheer, jubilate

Antonyms: be sad, conceal,grieve, mourn, hide

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cavil

Definition

Definition: to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily(usually followed by at or about):

Second definition: a trivial and annoying objection or the raising of such objections

POS: verb , noun

Other Forms: caviler, caviling, uncaviling, outcavil 

Synonyms: carp, complain, criticize,

Antonyms: N/A

Analogy: 

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uproarious

Definition

Definition: characterized by or in a state of uproartumultuous, making an uproarconfused and noisy, as an assembly, person, 

etc

Second Definition: very loud, as sounds or utterances or very funny, as a person or situation

POS: adjective

Other Forms: uproariously, uproariousness

Synonyms: boistersous, clamorous, hilarious

Antonyms: solemn, unfunny

Analogy: 

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brood

Definition

Definition: a number of young produced or hatched at one time; a family of offspring or young 

Second definition: to sit upon (eggs) to hatch, as a bird; 

incubate.  ORto sit upon (eggs) to hatch, as a bird; incubate.

POS: noun, verb, adjective

Other Forms: broodless, unbrooded

Synonyms: offspring, breed, hatch

Antonyms: parent

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hinterland

Definition

Definition: the remote or less developed parts of a country;back country:

Second definition: an area of influence in the

 unoccupied interior claimed by thestate possessing the coast.

POS: noun 

Other Forms: hinterlands

Synonyms: outback, boondocks, borderland

Antonyms: metropolitis

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prim

Definition

Definition: formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat 

Second Definition: to draw up the mouth in an affectedly nice or precise way

POS: adjective, verb

Other Forms: primly, primness, unprimmed

Synonyms: tidy

Antonyms: untidy, informal,

Analogy: 

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trample

Definition

Definition: to tread or step heavily and noisily; stamp 

Second Definition: the act of trampling

POS:  verb, noun

Other Forms: trampler, untrampled

Synonyms: crush, hurt, 

Antonyms: assist, cure

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sluice

Definition

Definition: an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate at the upper end for regulating the flow

Second Definition: N/A

POS:  noun

Other Forms: sluiced, sluicing, sluicelike, undersluice, unsluiced

Synonyms: channel, douse,flume, flush, trough, valve

Antonyms: 

Analogy: 

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