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Floor 372 圆环之理 9/13/25 13:26

garret
Definition:  (noun) Floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage.
Synonyms:  attic, loft
Usage:  There was yet an upper staircase, of a steeper inclination and of contracted dimensions, to be ascended, before the garret story was reached.

Floor 373 圆环之理 9/14/25 13:04

spongy
Definition:  (adjective) Easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility.
Synonyms:  squishy, squashy
Usage:  I like nothing better than butter on a slice of freshly baked, spongy white bread.

Floor 374 圆环之理 9/15/25 13:07

self-restraint
Definition:  (noun) Restraint of one's emotions, desires, or inclinations; self-control.
Synonyms:  temperateness
Usage:  She little guessed the struggle within my breast, or the effort of self-restraint which held me back.

Floor 375 圆环之理 9/16/25 12:04

button-down
Definition:  (adjective) Unimaginatively conventional.
Synonyms:  conservative
Usage:  Knowing that her unconventional appearance would hold her back in the button-down corporate culture she was about to enter, she reluctantly dyed her magenta hair back to its natural auburn.

Floor 376 圆环之理 9/17/25 13:31

intersect
Definition:  (verb) Meet at a point.
Synonyms:  cross
Usage:  These two fences intersect at the creek.

Floor 377 圆环之理 9/18/25 17:15

espouse
Definition:  (verb) Choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans.
Synonyms:  adopt, follow
Usage:  The candidate espouses Republican ideals.

Floor 378 圆环之理 9/19/25 15:10

good-humored
Definition:  (adjective) Disposed to please.
Synonyms:  amiable
Usage:  He was generally a good-humored, sensible man; but if his temper was a little out...nobody liked to come too near his fist, for he could deal a very heavy blow.

Floor 379 圆环之理 9/20/25 13:28

effulgent
Definition:  (adjective) Shining brilliantly; resplendent.
Synonyms:  radiant, refulgent, beamy, beaming
Usage:  Hidden nooks and corners, unused to observation, suddenly gleam and blush in effulgent exposure,—like lovers whom the unexpected turning on of a light has revealed kissing in the dark.

Floor 380 圆环之理 9/21/25 14:07

self-abasement
Definition:  (noun) Degradation or humiliation of oneself, especially because of feelings of guilt or inferiority.
Synonyms:  self-mortification, penance
Usage:  "Let them break my heart if they like," she had thought to herself, in the self-abasement of that bitter moment; "it will be no more than I have deserved."

Floor 381 圆环之理 9/22/25 14:01

uncivil
Definition:  (adjective) Lacking civility or good manners.
Synonyms:  rude
Usage:  Dost think, because you have seen some great ladies rude and uncivil to persons below them, that none of them know how to behave themselves when they come before their inferiors?


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	Floor 372 圆环之理 9/13/25 13:26 garret Definition: (noun) Floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage. Synonyms: attic, loft Usage: There was yet an upper staircase, of a steeper inclination and of contracted dimensions, to be ascended, before the garret story was reached.
	Floor 373 圆环之理 9/14/25 13:04 spongy Definition: (adjective) Easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility. Synonyms: squishy, squashy Usage: I like nothing better than butter on a slice of freshly baked, spongy white bread.
	Floor 374 圆环之理 9/15/25 13:07 self-restraint Definition: (noun) Restraint of one's emotions, desires, or inclinations; self-control. Synonyms: temperateness Usage: She little guessed the struggle within my breast, or the effort of self-restraint which held me back.
	Floor 375 圆环之理 9/16/25 12:04 button-down Definition: (adjective) Unimaginatively conventional. Synonyms: conservative Usage: Knowing that her unconventional appearance would hold her back in the button-down corporate culture she was about to enter, she reluctantly dyed her magenta hair back to its natural auburn.
	Floor 376 圆环之理 9/17/25 13:31 intersect Definition: (verb) Meet at a point. Synonyms: cross Usage: These two fences intersect at the creek.
	Floor 377 圆环之理 9/18/25 17:15 espouse Definition: (verb) Choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans. Synonyms: adopt, follow Usage: The candidate espouses Republican ideals.
	Floor 378 圆环之理 9/19/25 15:10 good-humored Definition: (adjective) Disposed to please. Synonyms: amiable Usage: He was generally a good-humored, sensible man; but if his temper was a little out...nobody liked to come too near his fist, for he could deal a very heavy blow.
	Floor 379 圆环之理 9/20/25 13:28 effulgent Definition: (adjective) Shining brilliantly; resplendent. Synonyms: radiant, refulgent, beamy, beaming Usage: Hidden nooks and corners, unused to observation, suddenly gleam and blush in effulgent exposure,—like lovers whom the unexpected turning on of a light has revealed kissing in the dark.
	Floor 380 圆环之理 9/21/25 14:07 self-abasement Definition: (noun) Degradation or humiliation of oneself, especially because of feelings of guilt or inferiority. Synonyms: self-mortification, penance Usage: "Let them break my heart if they like," she had thought to herself, in the self-abasement of that bitter moment; "it will be no more than I have deserved."
	Floor 381 圆环之理 9/22/25 14:01 uncivil Definition: (adjective) Lacking civility or good manners. Synonyms: rude Usage: Dost think, because you have seen some great ladies rude and uncivil to persons below them, that none of them know how to behave themselves when they come before their inferiors?

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