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2025-12-13 14:44
constrict Definition: (verb) Become tight or as if tight. Synonyms: constringe, narrow Usage: Severe migraines can be treated with a drug which constricts the blood vessels.
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圆环之理
2025-12-14 13:46
highfalutin Definition: (adjective) Affectedly genteel. Synonyms: hoity-toity, la-di-da, grandiose Usage: I'm glad you didn't load him down with some highfalutin, romantic name that he'd be ashamed of when he gets to be a grandfather.
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圆环之理
2025-12-15 14:15
open-eyed Definition: (adjective) Carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger. Synonyms: vigilant, wakeful, argus-eyed Usage: Natasha...got into bed, and long after her candle was out lay open-eyed and motionless, gazing at the moonlight through the frosty windowpanes.
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2025-12-16 15:24
readjust Definition: (verb) Adjust anew. Synonyms: readapt Usage: Some soldiers find it hard to readjust to civilian life when they leave the army.
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466樓
圆环之理
2025-12-17 13:22
deadpan Definition: (adjective) Deliberately impassive in manner. Synonyms: expressionless, poker-faced, unexpressive, impassive Usage: Although he was distraught when the guilty verdict was read, his deadpan expression made it seem as though he did not care.
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467樓
圆环之理
2025-12-18 13:39
supernumerary Definition: (adjective) More than is needed, desired, or required. Synonyms: excess, extra, redundant, supererogatory, surplus, superfluous, spare Usage: His appearance...is apt to occasion some little stir at the tea-table of a farmhouse, and the addition of a supernumerary dish of cakes or sweetmeats, or, peradventure, the parade of a silver teapot.
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468樓
圆环之理
2025-12-19 13:03
carryall Definition: (noun) A capacious bag or basket. Synonyms: holdall, tote Usage: She threw her cell phone, wallet, and gym shoes into her carryall and ran out the door.
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469樓
圆环之理
2025-12-20 13:35
histrionic Definition: (adjective) Characteristic of acting or a stage performance; often affected. Synonyms: melodramatic Usage: Dorothea let out a histrionic groan and threw herself to the floor.
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470樓
圆环之理
2025-12-21 14:41
cerement Definition: (noun) Burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped. Synonyms: winding-clothes, pall, shroud Usage: The ghost of Athelstane himself would burst his bloody cerements and stand before us to forbid such dishonor to his memory.
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471樓
圆环之理
2025-12-22 13:18
overextend Definition: (verb) Strain excessively. Synonyms: overstrain Usage: He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment and ultimately had to tell his boss that he would not be able to complete it by the deadline.
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