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大魔導士 十七級 |
regurgitate Definition: (verb) Repeat after memorization. Synonyms: reproduce Usage: In order to score well on the exam, you must be able to regurgitate the information.
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excavate Definition: (verb) Remove the inner part or the core of. Synonyms: dig, hollow Usage: The mining company wants to excavate the hillside and build a tunnel.
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大魔導士 十七級 |
condescension Definition: (noun) A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient. Synonyms: disdain, patronage Usage: Natasha did not like the visitor's tone of condescension to childish things.
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大魔導士 十七級 |
patter Definition: (verb) Plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson). Synonyms: line of gab, spiel Usage: The automobile salesman spoke about the old car so approvingly and at such length that the customers soon began to grow tired of his patter.
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大魔導士 十七級 |
odoriferous Definition: (adjective) Having a natural fragrance. Synonyms: sweet-smelling, perfumed, scented, odorous, sweet Usage: There were large bottles filled with serpents, ticketed according to their species; dried lizards shone like emeralds set in great squares of black wood, and bunches of wild odoriferous herbs.
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大魔導士 十七級 |
rattlebrained Definition: (adjective) Giddy and talkative; foolish. Synonyms: rattlepated, scatterbrained, scatty Usage: Grandpa's rattlebrained, crackpot ideas always made us laugh.
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大魔導士 十七級 |
kinetic Definition: (adjective) Supplying motive force. Synonyms: energizing Usage: The bustling market was the kinetic center of the city, and all movement seemed to radiate outward from it.
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大魔導士 十七級 |
scopolamine Definition: (noun) A thick, syrupy, colorless alkaloid, C17H21NO4, extracted from plants such as henbane and used primarily as a mydriatic and sedative, and to treat nausea and prevent motion sickness. Synonyms: hyoscine Usage: At the conclusion of the surgical procedure, the doctor applied a transdermal scopolamine patch to the patient to prevent postoperative nausea.
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大魔導士 十七級 |
agonistic Definition: (adjective) Striving to overcome in argument. Synonyms: combative Usage: The incumbent's aggressive, agonistic approach to the debate alienated many of his supporters.
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大魔導士 十七級 |
intone Definition: (verb) Recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm. Synonyms: cantillate, chant Usage: I heard the eight singers of the King of Sicily intone the first verse of seven o'clock mass in the Sainte-Chapelle.
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大魔導士 十七級 |
102樓
發表于:2024-12-10 13:40
borderland Definition: (noun) District consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area. Synonyms: border district, march, marchland Usage: The borderland was sparsely populated, and the lawless region saw few visitors.
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大魔導士 十七級 |
103樓
發表于:2024-12-11 13:49
mannequin Definition: (noun) A woman who wears clothes to display fashions. Synonyms: model Usage: She longed to become a mannequin and preened for hours before going out in public.
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大魔導士 十七級 |
104樓
發表于:2024-12-12 13:34
dissonance Definition: (noun) The auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience. Synonyms: noise, racket Usage: Maddening church bells of all degrees of dissonance, sharp and flat, cracked and clear, fast and slow, made the brick-and-mortar echoes hideous.
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大魔導士 十七級 |
105樓
發表于:2024-12-13 15:26
smorgasbord Definition: (noun) A varied collection. Synonyms: assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, variety Usage: The conference panel was comprised of a veritable smorgasbord of religious leaders promoting peace, unity, and understanding.
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大魔導士 十七級 |
106樓
發表于:2024-12-14 14:43
unperturbed Definition: (adjective) Free from emotional agitation or nervous tension. Synonyms: unflurried, unflustered, unruffled Usage: Though chaos and panic swirled all about him, the fireman remained unperturbed and calmly brought order to the scene.
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大魔導士 十七級 |
107樓
發表于:2024-12-15 13:18
exhilaration Definition: (noun) The state of being stimulated, refreshed, or elated. Synonyms: excitement Usage: Few Yosemite visitors ever see snow avalanches and fewer still know the exhilaration of riding on them.
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大魔導士 十七級 |
108樓
發表于:2024-12-16 14:20
dumbstruck Definition: (adjective) So shocked or astonished as to be rendered speechless. Synonyms: dumbfounded, flabbergasted, stupefied, thunderstruck Usage: He stood dumbstruck in the doorway as the partygoers yelled "Surprise!" in unison.
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大魔導士 十七級 |
109樓
發表于:2024-12-17 13:13
sundry Definition: (adjective) Consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds. Synonyms: assorted, miscellaneous, mixed, motley Usage: Walking-sticks, canes, baseball bats, and sundry other items stood in the umbrella stand next to the front door, but I could not find a single umbrella!
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大魔導士 十七級 |
110樓
發表于:2024-12-18 13:12
redoubtable Definition: (adjective) Arousing fear or awe. Synonyms: formidable, unnerving Usage: On his comely head he set his helmet, well-wrought, with a crest of horse-hair that nodded menacingly above it, and he grasped a redoubtable spear that suited his hands.
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大魔導士 十七級 |
111樓
發表于:2024-12-19 14:06
countervail Definition: (verb) Oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions. Synonyms: counteract, counterbalance, neutralize Usage: I hope that my letter of apology will countervail the foolish actions of my colleagues.
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大魔導士 十七級 |
112樓
發表于:2024-12-21 19:24
sanguineous Definition: (adjective) Relating to or involving blood or bloodshed. Synonyms: butcherly, gory, slaughterous Usage: He was an angry youth with a sanguineous temperament and was always getting into fights.
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大魔導士 十七級 |
113樓
發表于:2024-12-22 13:05
onerous Definition: (adjective) Troublesome or oppressive. Synonyms: burdensome, taxing Usage: Preparing income tax returns is an onerous task, and many people resort to hiring professional accountants during tax season.
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大魔導士 十七級 |
114樓
發表于:2024-12-23 14:26
unstinting Definition: (adjective) Bestowed liberally. Synonyms: lavish, munificent, overgenerous, too-generous, unsparing Usage: Her suitor's unstinting devotion was flattering yet slightly unsettling.
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大魔導士 十七級 |
115樓
發表于:2024-12-24 13:30
riposte Definition: (noun) A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one). Synonyms: comeback, counter, rejoinder, replication, retort, return Usage: His sassy comment brought a sharp riposte from the teacher, and the shamed student's cheeks turned a deep crimson.
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大魔導士 十七級 |
116樓
發表于:2024-12-25 17:13
immutable Definition: (adjective) Not subject or susceptible to change. Synonyms: changeless Usage: Destiny was too potent, and her immutable laws had decreed my utter and terrible destruction.
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大魔導士 十七級 |
117樓
發表于:2024-12-26 23:54
jubilate Definition: (verb) To express great joy. Synonyms: exuberate, exult, rejoice, triumph Usage: Today is a day to jubilate in the knowledge that we are truly free.
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大魔導士 十七級 |
118樓
發表于:2024-12-27 18:54
sacrilegious Definition: (adjective) Grossly irreverent toward what is or is held to be sacred. Synonyms: blasphemous, profane Usage: They took an oath mutually to defend and protect the united cities, to punish the violators of this oath, and to inflict vengeance on sacrilegious despoilers of the temple.
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大魔導士 十七級 |
119樓
發表于:2024-12-28 13:47
hoodwink Definition: (verb) To deceive or swindle by deception. Synonyms: trick, fool, cheat, con Usage: You don't understand that what imposes on common folk would never hoodwink an editor.
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大魔導士 十七級 |
120樓
發表于:2024-12-29 13:21
mantic Definition: (adjective) Of, relating to, or having the power of divination; prophetic. Synonyms: divinatory, sibyllic, sibylline, vatic Usage: The oracle's mantic powers were well known, and pilgrims came from far and wide to worship and bring gifts.
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大魔導士 十七級 |
121樓
發表于:2024-12-30 14:30
doyen Definition: (noun) The senior member of a group, profession, or society. Synonyms: dean Usage: Raffles regarded me with that tantalizing smile of his...and in a flash I was convinced that our most jealous enemy and dangerous rival, the doyen of an older school, had paid him yet another visit.
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