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Floor 32
圆环之理
9/26/24 12:47
ferment
Definition: (noun) A state of agitation or turbulent change or development.
Synonyms: agitation, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest
Usage: In 1789 a ferment arises in Paris; it grows, spreads, and is expressed by a movement of peoples from west to east.
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Floor 33
圆环之理
9/27/24 17:20
sanguinary
Definition: (adjective) Accompanied by bloodshed.
Synonyms: butcherly, gory, slaughterous
Usage: A sanguinary encounter seemed daily imminent between the two parties in the streets of Baltimore. Discuss.
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Floor 34
圆环之理
9/28/24 13:00
thence
Definition: (adverb) From that place; from there.
Synonyms: therefrom
Usage: The train went south into Switzerland and thence on to Italy
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Floor 35
圆环之理
9/30/24 17:08
overabundance
Definition: (noun) A going or being beyond what is needed, desired, or appropriate.
Synonyms: overmuch, overmuchness, superabundance
Usage: Four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy and quickly exhaust even the most active, fit adults. Discuss.
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Floor 36
圆环之理
10/1/24 20:08
unexampled
Definition: (adjective) Without precedent; unparalleled.
Synonyms: new
Usage: It was a time of unexampled prosperity, and the once poor family was able to move to a lovely mansion in an affluent neighborhood.
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Floor 37
圆环之理
10/2/24 12:03
hypnotic
Definition: (adjective) Attracting and holding interest as if by a spell.
Synonyms: mesmeric, mesmerizing, spellbinding
Usage: For a moment she tore her gaze from the hypnotic fascination of that awful face and breathed a last prayer to her God.
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Floor 38
圆环之理
10/3/24 21:28
pestilential
Definition: (adjective) Likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease.
Synonyms: pestiferous, plaguey
Usage: I have a notion, and more than a notion, that I shall never pass back alive through these pestilential swamps.
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Floor 39
圆环之理
10/4/24 12:31
uninitiated
Definition: (adjective) Not knowledgeable or skilled; inexperienced.
Synonyms: naive
Usage: To an uninitiated onlooker, nothing could have been more ghastly or absurd.
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Floor 40
圆环之理
10/5/24 12:28
quaternary
Definition: (adjective) Coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude.
Synonyms: fourth
Usage: The quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present.
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Floor 41
圆环之理
10/6/24 12:35
jiggle
Definition: (verb) To move or rock lightly up and down or to and fro in an unsteady, jerky manner.
Synonyms: joggle, wiggle
Usage: He jiggled the worn key in the lock and finally got the door open.
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