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Floor 322 圆环之理 7/25/25 15:07

refurbish
Definition:  (verb) To make clean, bright, or fresh again.
Synonyms:  freshen up, renovate
Usage:  We refurbished the offices in the hopes that a new look would make for happier, more productive employees.

Floor 323 圆环之理 7/26/25 13:47

commiserate
Definition:  (verb) To feel or express sympathy or compassion.
Synonyms:  sympathize
Usage:  Several friends called to commiserate when they found out that I had not gotten the job, and this comforted me somewhat.

Floor 324 圆环之理 7/27/25 13:51

domesticate
Definition:  (verb) Adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment.
Synonyms:  tame, cultivate, naturalize
Usage:  New World peoples domesticated a cornucopia of plants.

Floor 325 圆环之理 7/28/25 16:38

powdery
Definition:  (adjective) Consisting of fine particles.
Synonyms:  fine-grained, pulverized, small-grained
Usage:  He scooped up a handful of dry powdery earth and let it slowly slip through his fingers.

Floor 326 圆环之理 7/29/25 18:24

annihilative
Definition:  (adjective) Wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction.
Synonyms:  withering, devastating
Usage:  The possession of annihilative power has not slowed down the drive toward even more fiendish modes of inflicting wholesale death.

Floor 327 圆环之理 7/30/25 17:14

lambent
Definition:  (adjective) Softly bright or radiant.
Synonyms:  aglow, lucent, luminous
Usage:  Lady Ruth lifted her eyes to his, and their lambent fires were suddenly rekindled.

Floor 328 圆环之理 7/31/25 12:12

soul-searching
Definition:  (noun) A penetrating examination of one's motives, convictions, and attitudes.
Synonyms:  self-analysis
Usage:  Mary's therapist told her she was going to have to be introspective and do much soul-searching if she hoped to learn what was at the root of her depression.

Floor 329 圆环之理 8/1/25 14:26

zaftig
Definition:  (adjective) Having a full, shapely figure.
Synonyms:  buxom
Usage:  The fashion industry has recently increased the visibility of zaftig models.

啊啊是谁都对: Is it a word from German？

圆环之理: 回复 @啊啊是谁都对：No, I cannot find this word in German dictionary

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Floor 330 圆环之理 8/2/25 12:58

hackneyed
Definition:  (adjective) Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse.
Synonyms:  banal, old-hat, stock, threadbare, timeworn, trite, well-worn, tired, shopworn, commonplace
Usage:  For God's sake do not thrust upon me your hackneyed remarks, repeated to nausea, that "I was only a dreamer," while they even then had an understanding of life.

Floor 331 圆环之理 8/3/25 18:08

stepwise
Definition:  (adjective) Marked by a gradual progression as if step by step.
Synonyms:  bit-by-bit, in small stages, piecemeal, step-by-step
Usage:  Quantum mechanics is a natural system of stepwise interactions that governs very small things.


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	Floor 322 圆环之理 7/25/25 15:07 refurbish Definition: (verb) To make clean, bright, or fresh again. Synonyms: freshen up, renovate Usage: We refurbished the offices in the hopes that a new look would make for happier, more productive employees.
	Floor 323 圆环之理 7/26/25 13:47 commiserate Definition: (verb) To feel or express sympathy or compassion. Synonyms: sympathize Usage: Several friends called to commiserate when they found out that I had not gotten the job, and this comforted me somewhat.
	Floor 324 圆环之理 7/27/25 13:51 domesticate Definition: (verb) Adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment. Synonyms: tame, cultivate, naturalize Usage: New World peoples domesticated a cornucopia of plants.
	Floor 325 圆环之理 7/28/25 16:38 powdery Definition: (adjective) Consisting of fine particles. Synonyms: fine-grained, pulverized, small-grained Usage: He scooped up a handful of dry powdery earth and let it slowly slip through his fingers.
	Floor 326 圆环之理 7/29/25 18:24 annihilative Definition: (adjective) Wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction. Synonyms: withering, devastating Usage: The possession of annihilative power has not slowed down the drive toward even more fiendish modes of inflicting wholesale death.
	Floor 327 圆环之理 7/30/25 17:14 lambent Definition: (adjective) Softly bright or radiant. Synonyms: aglow, lucent, luminous Usage: Lady Ruth lifted her eyes to his, and their lambent fires were suddenly rekindled.
	Floor 328 圆环之理 7/31/25 12:12 soul-searching Definition: (noun) A penetrating examination of one's motives, convictions, and attitudes. Synonyms: self-analysis Usage: Mary's therapist told her she was going to have to be introspective and do much soul-searching if she hoped to learn what was at the root of her depression.
	Floor 329 圆环之理 8/1/25 14:26 zaftig Definition: (adjective) Having a full, shapely figure. Synonyms: buxom Usage: The fashion industry has recently increased the visibility of zaftig models. 啊啊是谁都对: Is it a word from German？圆环之理: 回复 @啊啊是谁都对：No, I cannot find this word in German dictionary [View details]
	Floor 330 圆环之理 8/2/25 12:58 hackneyed Definition: (adjective) Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. Synonyms: banal, old-hat, stock, threadbare, timeworn, trite, well-worn, tired, shopworn, commonplace Usage: For God's sake do not thrust upon me your hackneyed remarks, repeated to nausea, that "I was only a dreamer," while they even then had an understanding of life.
	Floor 331 圆环之理 8/3/25 18:08 stepwise Definition: (adjective) Marked by a gradual progression as if step by step. Synonyms: bit-by-bit, in small stages, piecemeal, step-by-step Usage: Quantum mechanics is a natural system of stepwise interactions that governs very small things.

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