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Floor 332 圆环之理 8/4/25 14:59

cultivator
Definition:  (noun) Someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil.
Synonyms:  agriculturalist, grower, raiser
Usage:  He soon became a land-holder, then a prosperous cultivator of the soil, and shortly after a town-officer.

Floor 333 圆环之理 8/5/25 13:36

coerce
Definition:  (verb) To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral, or intellectual means.
Synonyms:  force, hale, pressure, squeeze
Usage:  The lawsuit alleged that her boss had coerced her into resigning and that she therefore deserved compensation.

Floor 334 圆环之理 8/6/25 16:07

penalize
Definition:  (verb) Impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on.
Synonyms:  punish
Usage:  The students were penalized for their tardiness and had to stay after school for detention.

Floor 335 圆环之理 8/7/25 13:24

nonviolence
Definition:  (noun) Peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate.
Synonyms:  passive resistance
Usage:  Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., were two of the most articulate advocates of nonviolence.

Floor 336 圆环之理 8/8/25 12:06

seeker
Definition:  (noun) Someone making a search or inquiry.
Synonyms:  quester, searcher
Usage:  A seeker of the truth, he never took things at face value.

Floor 337 圆环之理 8/9/25 12:33

indisposed
Definition:  (adjective) Somewhat ill or prone to illness.
Synonyms:  ailing, peaked, poorly, under the weather, unwell, sickly, seedy
Usage:  The princess is indisposed and has cancelled her engagements for the week to allow herself time to recuperate.

Floor 338 圆环之理 8/10/25 12:10

deep-seated
Definition:  (adjective) (Used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held.
Synonyms:  deep-rooted, implanted, ingrained, planted
Usage:  He divined the fanatical love of freedom in her, the deep-seated antipathy for restraint of any sort.

Floor 339 圆环之理 8/11/25 15:39

hard-pressed
Definition:  (adjective) Facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty.
Synonyms:  distressed, hard put, in a bad way
Usage:  Hard-pressed consumers are spending less on luxuries.

Floor 340 圆环之理 8/12/25 15:31

curare
Definition:  (noun) A toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles.
Synonyms:  tubocurarine
Usage:  The arrow was usually tipped with a poison, such as curare, which would stun or kill the struck prey.

Floor 341 圆环之理 8/13/25 15:03

comeuppance

Definition: (noun) A punishment or retribution that one deserves; one's just deserts.

Synonyms: deserts

Usage: The central character is an evil man who gets his comeuppance in the end.


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	Floor 332 圆环之理 8/4/25 14:59 cultivator Definition: (noun) Someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil. Synonyms: agriculturalist, grower, raiser Usage: He soon became a land-holder, then a prosperous cultivator of the soil, and shortly after a town-officer.
	Floor 333 圆环之理 8/5/25 13:36 coerce Definition: (verb) To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral, or intellectual means. Synonyms: force, hale, pressure, squeeze Usage: The lawsuit alleged that her boss had coerced her into resigning and that she therefore deserved compensation.
	Floor 334 圆环之理 8/6/25 16:07 penalize Definition: (verb) Impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on. Synonyms: punish Usage: The students were penalized for their tardiness and had to stay after school for detention.
	Floor 335 圆环之理 8/7/25 13:24 nonviolence Definition: (noun) Peaceful resistance to a government by fasting or refusing to cooperate. Synonyms: passive resistance Usage: Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr., were two of the most articulate advocates of nonviolence.
	Floor 336 圆环之理 8/8/25 12:06 seeker Definition: (noun) Someone making a search or inquiry. Synonyms: quester, searcher Usage: A seeker of the truth, he never took things at face value.
	Floor 337 圆环之理 8/9/25 12:33 indisposed Definition: (adjective) Somewhat ill or prone to illness. Synonyms: ailing, peaked, poorly, under the weather, unwell, sickly, seedy Usage: The princess is indisposed and has cancelled her engagements for the week to allow herself time to recuperate.
	Floor 338 圆环之理 8/10/25 12:10 deep-seated Definition: (adjective) (Used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held. Synonyms: deep-rooted, implanted, ingrained, planted Usage: He divined the fanatical love of freedom in her, the deep-seated antipathy for restraint of any sort.
	Floor 339 圆环之理 8/11/25 15:39 hard-pressed Definition: (adjective) Facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty. Synonyms: distressed, hard put, in a bad way Usage: Hard-pressed consumers are spending less on luxuries.
	Floor 340 圆环之理 8/12/25 15:31 curare Definition: (noun) A toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles. Synonyms: tubocurarine Usage: The arrow was usually tipped with a poison, such as curare, which would stun or kill the struck prey.
	Floor 341 圆环之理 8/13/25 15:03 comeuppance Definition: (noun) A punishment or retribution that one deserves; one's just deserts. Synonyms: deserts Usage: The central character is an evil man who gets his comeuppance in the end.

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