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Floor 282 圆环之理 6/15/25 12:06

egotist
Definition:  (noun) A conceited and self-centered person.
Synonyms:  swellhead
Usage:  Mr. Whittleworth is an insufferable egotist with delusions of omnipotence, but we tolerate him because he pays us well.

Floor 283 圆环之理 6/16/25 15:32

transience
Definition:  (noun) The attribute of being brief or fleeting.
Synonyms:  brevity, briefness
Usage:  The superficiality and transience of the club scene is part of its appeal for young people.

Floor 284 圆环之理 6/17/25 14:17

gyrate
Definition:  (verb) Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis.
Synonyms:  spin, reel, whirl
Usage:  The airplane gyrated about in the sky in a most alarming fashion.

Floor 285 圆环之理 6/18/25 15:01

hanker
Definition:  (verb) Desire strongly or persistently.
Synonyms:  long, yearn
Usage:  There, my lady cousin; there stands the most undutiful child in the world; she hankers after a beggarly rascal, and won't marry one of the greatest matches in all England.

Floor 286 圆环之理 6/19/25 15:58

harebrained
Definition:  (adjective) Very foolish.
Synonyms:  insane, mad
Usage:  She devised a harebrained scheme to get her money back, but it ended up landing her in jail.

Floor 287 圆环之理 6/20/25 14:31

buttonhole
Definition:  (verb) Detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors.
Synonyms:  lobby
Usage:  It is not easy to buttonhole her for an interview.

Floor 288 圆环之理 6/21/25 12:20

shortsighted
Definition:  (adjective) Lacking foresight or scope.
Synonyms:  unforesightful, myopic, short
Usage:  The shortsighted board members derided the plan, which would cost the company money at the outset but could set it on track to earn billions in future years.

Floor 289 圆环之理 6/22/25 15:58

dissension
Definition:  (noun) Disagreement among those expected to cooperate.
Synonyms:  discord
Usage:  The sparks of dissension soon kindled into a blaze; and the colonies, or rather, as they quickly declared themselves, the States, became a scene of strife and bloodshed for years.

Floor 290 圆环之理 6/23/25 12:19

rascal
Definition:  (noun) One who is playfully mischievous..
Synonyms:  scamp, imp, rapscallion, scallywag
Usage:  The young rascal, being expert at a variety of feints and dodges, of which my aunt had no conception, soon went whooping away.

Floor 291 圆环之理 6/24/25 13:48

blister
Definition:  (verb) Subject to harsh criticism.
Synonyms:  scald, whip
Usage:  The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday.


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	Floor 282 圆环之理 6/15/25 12:06 egotist Definition: (noun) A conceited and self-centered person. Synonyms: swellhead Usage: Mr. Whittleworth is an insufferable egotist with delusions of omnipotence, but we tolerate him because he pays us well.
	Floor 283 圆环之理 6/16/25 15:32 transience Definition: (noun) The attribute of being brief or fleeting. Synonyms: brevity, briefness Usage: The superficiality and transience of the club scene is part of its appeal for young people.
	Floor 284 圆环之理 6/17/25 14:17 gyrate Definition: (verb) Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis. Synonyms: spin, reel, whirl Usage: The airplane gyrated about in the sky in a most alarming fashion.
	Floor 285 圆环之理 6/18/25 15:01 hanker Definition: (verb) Desire strongly or persistently. Synonyms: long, yearn Usage: There, my lady cousin; there stands the most undutiful child in the world; she hankers after a beggarly rascal, and won't marry one of the greatest matches in all England.
	Floor 286 圆环之理 6/19/25 15:58 harebrained Definition: (adjective) Very foolish. Synonyms: insane, mad Usage: She devised a harebrained scheme to get her money back, but it ended up landing her in jail.
	Floor 287 圆环之理 6/20/25 14:31 buttonhole Definition: (verb) Detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors. Synonyms: lobby Usage: It is not easy to buttonhole her for an interview.
	Floor 288 圆环之理 6/21/25 12:20 shortsighted Definition: (adjective) Lacking foresight or scope. Synonyms: unforesightful, myopic, short Usage: The shortsighted board members derided the plan, which would cost the company money at the outset but could set it on track to earn billions in future years.
	Floor 289 圆环之理 6/22/25 15:58 dissension Definition: (noun) Disagreement among those expected to cooperate. Synonyms: discord Usage: The sparks of dissension soon kindled into a blaze; and the colonies, or rather, as they quickly declared themselves, the States, became a scene of strife and bloodshed for years.
	Floor 290 圆环之理 6/23/25 12:19 rascal Definition: (noun) One who is playfully mischievous.. Synonyms: scamp, imp, rapscallion, scallywag Usage: The young rascal, being expert at a variety of feints and dodges, of which my aunt had no conception, soon went whooping away.
	Floor 291 圆环之理 6/24/25 13:48 blister Definition: (verb) Subject to harsh criticism. Synonyms: scald, whip Usage: The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday.

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