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Floor 22 圆环之理 9/16/24 12:52
imitative 


Definition:  (adjective) (Of words) Formed in imitation of a natural sound.  
Synonyms:  echoic, onomatopoeic  
Usage:  Onomatopoeic words like "buzz" and "murmur" are imitative of the noises they describe.  

Floor 23 圆环之理 9/17/24 15:50
callous 


Definition:  (adjective) Emotionally hardened; unfeeling.  
Synonyms:  indurate, pachydermatous  
Usage:  He was a callous man and cared not for the suffering of others.  

啊啊是谁都对: callous: not caring about other people’s feelings, pain or problems
Floor 24 圆环之理 9/18/24 13:31
smug 


Definition:  (adjective) Exhibiting or feeling great or offensive satisfaction with oneself or with one's situation; self-righteously complacent.  
Synonyms:  self-satisfied  
Usage:  On his face was the smug look of a toad breakfasting on fat marsh flies.  

啊啊是谁都对: complacent: too satisfied with yourself or with a situation, so that you do not feel that any change is necessary; showing or feeling complacency
Floor 25 圆环之理 9/19/24 12:09
interpenetrate 


Definition:  (verb) Spread or diffuse through.  
Synonyms:  imbue, permeate, pervade, diffuse, riddle, penetrate  
Usage:  Crossing his arms on his chest, as if to control this new sensation of delight, he drank in delicious draughts of that mysterious air which interpenetrates at night the loftiest forests.  

Floor 26 圆环之理 9/20/24 14:35
suppliant 


Definition:  (noun) One praying humbly for something.  
Synonyms:  petitioner, requester, supplicant  
Usage:  "Oh, God!" prayed the kneeling suppliant, "protect my husband, guard my son, and take my wretched life instead!"  

Floor 27 圆环之理 9/21/24 13:54
dusky 


Definition:  (adjective) Characterized by little or inadequate light; shadowy.  
Synonyms:  twilight, twilit  
Usage:  I met him on the road one dusky evening, and he insisted on seeing me safely home.  

Floor 28 圆环之理 9/22/24 13:18
embodiment 


Definition:  (noun) A new personification of a familiar idea.  
Synonyms:  avatar, incarnation  
Usage:  The State is the visible embodiment of justice under the conditions of human society.  

Floor 29 圆环之理 9/23/24 15:54
mesa 


Definition:  (noun) A broad, flat-topped elevation with one or more clifflike sides, common in the southwest United States.  
Synonyms:  table  
Usage:  They scaled forest-clad heights until they emerged on a naked mesa.  

Floor 30 圆环之理 9/24/24 11:26
mesa 


Definition:  (noun) A broad, flat-topped elevation with one or more clifflike sides, common in the southwest United States.  
Synonyms:  table  
Usage:  They scaled forest-clad heights until they emerged on a naked mesa.  

Floor 31 圆环之理 9/25/24 12:25
acerbic 


Definition:  (adjective) Sharp or biting, as in character or expression.  
Synonyms:  blistering, caustic, acid, vitriolic, acerb, acrid, sulfurous, virulent, bitter  
Usage:  The comedienne's acerbic wit drew laughs from the crowd, though some found her jokes offensive. Discuss.  

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