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大魔導士 十七級 |
transmigrate Definition: (verb) Be born anew in another body after death. Synonyms: reincarnate Usage: Oh, if our souls could transmigrate I'd be a seamew above all birds that fly.
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relent Definition: (verb) Give in, as to influence or pressure. Synonyms: soften, yield Usage: At first she wouldn't let them go to the cinema, but in the end she relented.
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fetter Definition: (verb) Restrain with fetters. Synonyms: shackle Usage: My foes fettered me hand and foot and imprisoned me in a dank dungeon.
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spittle Definition: (noun) A clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches. Synonyms: saliva Usage: Her face…was distorted with passion, and in her tumultuous speech the spittle dribbled over her lips.
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midpoint Definition: (noun) A point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure. Synonyms: center Usage: I measured the width of the picture frame and calculated its midpoint so that I could hang it properly on the wall.
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madcap Definition: (adjective) Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation. Synonyms: brainish, impetuous, tearaway, hotheaded, impulsive Usage: This madcap quest of mine, was it not understood between us...to be a fantastic whim, a poetical wild-goose chase, conceived entirely as an excuse for being some time in each other's company?
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plagiarize Definition: (verb) Take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property. Synonyms: lift Usage: At the beginning of the semester, the teacher warned her students not to plagiarize their reports because she would find out and fail them.
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repulse Definition: (verb) Force or drive back. Synonyms: drive back, fight off, rebuff, repel Usage: The soldiers are armed and prepared to repulse any attack.
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entresol Definition: (noun) The floor just above the ground floor of a building. Synonyms: mezzanine Usage: While waiting for our room to be prepared, we sat down for a cup of coffee in the entresol of the hotel.
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meager Definition: (adjective) Deficient in amount or quality or extent. Synonyms: scrimpy, stingy Usage: So meager were their trappings that they were practically naked; a fact that was in no way remarkable among the tillers of the fields of Mars.
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cannular Definition: (adjective) Constituting a tube; having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids). Synonyms: tubelike, tubular, vasiform Usage: The nurse inserted the cannular needle in my arm and started giving me intravenous fluids.
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大魔導士 十七級 |
enamor Definition: (verb) To inspire with love. Synonyms: bewitch, captivate, charm, entrance, enchant, beguile, capture, fascinate, catch Usage: The vacationers were enamored with the charming island and extended their trip so that they could spend more time there.
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dissect Definition: (verb) To examine, analyze, or criticize in minute detail. Synonyms: analyze, break down, take apart Usage: They dissected the plan afterward to learn why it had failed.
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inhale Definition: (verb) Draw in (air). Synonyms: breathe in, inspire Usage: Every morning they go out to the yard, close their eyes, inhale the fresh mountain air, and meditate for an hour.
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spellbound Definition: (adjective) Having your attention fixated as though by a spell. Synonyms: fascinated, hypnotized, mesmerized, transfixed Usage: Nobody thought about her appearance when the power and magic of her voice caught and held her listeners spellbound.
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verdant Definition: (adjective) Green with vegetation; covered with green growth. Synonyms: green, lush Usage: Habituated to arid landscapes, the desert dwellers were shocked by their first glimpes of the verdant pastures.
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begrime Definition: (verb) Make soiled, filthy, or dirty. Synonyms: bemire, colly, dirty, soil Usage: Mother warned me not to begrime my clothes while playing outside.
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fervency Definition: (noun) Feelings of great warmth and intensity. Synonyms: ardor, fire Usage: She spoke about the shelter with so much fervency that you could not help but develop a similar passion for the cause.
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pooh-pooh Definition: (verb) Reject with contempt. Synonyms: freeze off, spurn, disdain, scorn, turn down Usage: Rose was troubled with nausea, but Martin pooh-poohed, as childish, the notion of dropping some of her responsibilities.
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misbehave Definition: (verb) Behave badly. Synonyms: misconduct, misdemean Usage: If you misbehave, you will be sent to bed without supper.
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whimsical Definition: (adjective) Determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason. Synonyms: capricious, impulsive Usage: He had an offbeat, whimsical sense of humor.
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outstrip Definition: (verb) Be or do something to a greater degree. Synonyms: outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, surpass, exceed, surmount Usage: When the demand for concert tickets outstrips supply, scalpers can make a significant profit.
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undertow Definition: (noun) The seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore. Synonyms: sea purse, sea puss, sea-poose Usage: The beachgoer was caught in the undertow and dragged out to sea.
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embezzle Definition: (verb) To take (money, for example) for one's own use in violation of a trust. Synonyms: defalcate, malversate, misappropriate, peculate Usage: The director embezzled $34 million in company funds before he was caught.
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skeptic Definition: (noun) Someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs. Synonyms: doubter Usage: Johnson was one of the skeptics who vigorously denounced Macpherson as a shameless impostor.
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accursed Definition: (adjective) Under a curse. Synonyms: maledict Usage: Depraved as a girl, adulterous as a wife, an unnatural sister, homicide, poisoner, execrated by all who knew her, by every nation that had been visited by her, she died accursed by Heaven and earth.
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rabid Definition: (adjective) Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea. Synonyms: fanatical, overzealous Usage: A rabid football fan, Jimmy paints his face with his team's colors before every game, even if he is just going to be watching it on TV.
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triviality Definition: (noun) Something of small importance. Synonyms: small beer, trivia, trifle Usage: He accused me of making a great fuss about trivialities.
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lissom Definition: (adjective) Moving and bending with ease. Synonyms: lithe, lithesome, supple, sylphlike, svelte, slender Usage: The boys were batting at the nets, and they were lissom and strong and active.
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jodhpurs Definition: (noun) Wide-hipped riding pants of heavy cloth, fitting tightly from knee to ankle. Synonyms: riding breeches Usage: When she opened the box and saw the neatly folded jodhpurs inside, she knew that her parents were finally going to allow her to take riding lessons.
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