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大魔導士 十七級 |
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發表于:2024-12-31 17:49
opine Definition: (verb) Express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation. Synonyms: animadvert, sound off, speak out, speak up Usage: "I dare say it is all for the best," opined Mrs. Munt.
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imprimatur Definition: (noun) Formal and explicit approval. Synonyms: countenance, endorsement, sanction, warrant Usage: The candidate's campaign was bolstered by the imprimatur of New York's governor.
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putrefaction Definition: (noun) Moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles. Synonyms: depravation, depravity, degeneracy, corruption Usage: The country had fallen into a state of moral putrefaction, with corruption running rampant throughout the government ranks.
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progeny Definition: (noun) One born of, begotten by, or derived from another. Synonyms: issue, offspring Usage: He was naturally a very nervous, shuddering sort of little fellow, this bread-faced steward; the progeny of a bankrupt baker and a hospital nurse.
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gustation Definition: (noun) The faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth. Synonyms: taste Usage: Her cold had muted all sense of gustation, and she had no appetite for food.
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careen Definition: (verb) Move sideways or in an unsteady way. Synonyms: wobble, tilt, shift Usage: The ship careened out of control in the storm. Discuss. Play
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cram Definition: (verb) Study intensively, as before an exam. Synonyms: bone up, drum, get up, grind away, mug up, swot Usage: I spent the week before my Latin final exam cramming, a strategy that paid off when I aced the class.
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humdrum Definition: (adjective) Lacking variety or excitement; dull. Synonyms: unglamorous, commonplace, prosaic Usage: So here I shall end my days; and I must say, Dorothy, my dear, that you are very foolish to go back into that stupid, humdrum world again.
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ataractic Definition: (adjective) Of or relating to a drug or other agent that has a tranquilizing effect. Synonyms: sedative, tranquilizing Usage: Valium has an ataractic effect that is useful in treating tension and anxiety.
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dilatation Definition: (noun) The state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions. Synonyms: distention Usage: He suffered from severe dilatation of the stomach, an abdominal swelling that left him writhing in pain.
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reek Definition: (verb) To be pervaded by something unpleasant. Synonyms: smack, smell Usage: His speeches reek of sarcasm.
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atonement Definition: (noun) Amends or reparation made for an injury or wrong. Synonyms: expiation, satisfaction Usage: But Adam could receive no amends; his suffering could not be cancelled; his respect and affection could not be recovered by any prompt deeds of atonement.
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monition Definition: (noun) A warning or an intimation of something imminent, especially of impending danger. Synonyms: admonition, warning, word of advice Usage: Verily, all too well do I understand the dream's portent and monition.
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tangential Definition: (adjective) Only superficially relevant; divergent. Synonyms: digressive Usage: His tangential anecdotes added much-needed humor to the talk, though some found the digressions tiresome.
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saltation Definition: (noun) A light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards. Synonyms: leaping, bounce, bound, spring Usage: The kangaroo's effortless saltation was balletic and graceful.
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inanimate Definition: (adjective) Not having the qualities associated with active, living organisms. Synonyms: pulseless, breathless Usage: I had worked hard for nearly two years, for the sole purpose of infusing life into an inanimate body.
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veer Definition: (verb) To turn aside from a course, direction, or purpose. Synonyms: curve, cut, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, trend Usage: The car veered sharply to the left at the intersection and narrowly missed hitting a pedestrian.
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remiss Definition: (adjective) Lax in attending to duty. Synonyms: delinquent, derelict, neglectful Usage: I had been remiss in the fulfillment of my obligations and failed to pay my bills on time, so my landlord evicted me.
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extempore Definition: (adjective) Spoken, carried out, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought. Synonyms: ad-lib, extemporaneous, impromptu, off-the-cuff, offhand, offhanded, unrehearsed Usage: The class performed an extempore skit that condensed the complex plot of Shakespeare's Hamlet into a single, 15-minute act.
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antsy Definition: (adjective) Nervous and unable to relax. Synonyms: fidgety, fretful, itchy Usage: The long wait made the children antsy.
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cockeyed Definition: (adjective) Turned or twisted toward one side. Synonyms: askew, awry, lopsided, skew-whiff, wonky Usage: He noticed that his tie was cockeyed and made sure to straighten it before meeting with the company executives.
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portentous Definition: (adjective) Marked by pompousness; pretentiously weighty. Synonyms: overblown, pompous, grandiloquent, pontifical Usage: His hands, large and coarse, were plentifully bedecked with rings; and he wore a heavy gold watch-chain, with a bundle of seals of portentous size, and a great variety of colors, attached to it.
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sulfurous Definition: (adjective) Harsh or corrosive in tone. Synonyms: acid, blistering, caustic, vitriolic, acrid, acerbic, bitter, virulent Usage: Her sulfurous denunciation of the governor was aired on the news that evening.
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nuzzle Definition: (verb) Move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position. Synonyms: cuddle, draw close, nest, nestle, snuggle Usage: We nuzzled against each other to keep warm and quickly fell asleep.
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cipher Definition: (noun) A person of no influence. Synonyms: nobody, nonentity Usage: He was a cipher in the estimation of the public, and nobody attached any importance to what he thought or did.
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stammer Definition: (verb) To speak with involuntary pauses or repetitions. Synonyms: bumble, falter, stutter Usage: "You--you must think me crazy," stammered Anne, trying to recover her self-possession.
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hobgoblin Definition: (noun) An object or a source of fear, dread, or harassment. Synonyms: bugbear Usage: But this encompassment of her own characterization ... was a sorry and mistaken creation of Tess's fancy—a cloud of moral hobgoblins by which she was terrified without reason.
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sacrilege Definition: (noun) Desecration, profanation, misuse, or theft of something sacred. Synonyms: blasphemy, desecration, profanation Usage: I entreat you, if you be a Christian gentleman, not to kill me, which will be committing grave sacrilege, for I am a licentiate and I hold first orders.
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blamable Definition: (adjective) Deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious. Synonyms: blameworthy, censurable, culpable Usage: You are aware that I am no way blamable in this matter.
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lament Definition: (noun) A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person. Synonyms: coronach, dirge, requiem, threnody Usage: And when the Duke's wife died Chaucer wrote a lament which is called the Dethe of Blaunche the Duchess, or sometimes the Book of the Duchess.
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