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Floor 462 圆环之理 12/13/25 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.

Floor 463 圆环之理 12/14/25 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.

Floor 464 圆环之理 12/15/25 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.

Floor 465 圆环之理 12/16/25 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.

Floor 466 圆环之理 12/17/25 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.

Floor 467 圆环之理 12/18/25 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.

Floor 468 圆环之理 12/19/25 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.

Floor 469 圆环之理 12/20/25 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.

Floor 470 圆环之理 12/21/25 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.

Floor 471 圆环之理 12/22/25 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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	Floor 462 圆环之理 12/13/25 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.
	Floor 463 圆环之理 12/14/25 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.
	Floor 464 圆环之理 12/15/25 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.
	Floor 465 圆环之理 12/16/25 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.
	Floor 466 圆环之理 12/17/25 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.
	Floor 467 圆环之理 12/18/25 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.
	Floor 468 圆环之理 12/19/25 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.
	Floor 469 圆环之理 12/20/25 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.
	Floor 470 圆环之理 12/21/25 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.
	Floor 471 圆环之理 12/22/25 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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