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definitive
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決定的な、最終的な
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The court has issued a definitive ruling.
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shy
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恥ずかしがり屋の、内気な、おく病な、用心する、警戒する
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Once bitten, twice shy.
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depress
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元気をなくさせる、落胆させる、弱める、衰えさせる、下へ押す
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To stop, you must depress this lever.
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singular
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非凡な、目ざましい、奇妙な、変わった、単数の
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The box is singular in design.
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colossal
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巨大な;ぼう大な《話》すばらしい、驚くべき
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The singer earns a colossal amount of money.
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subterranean
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地下の、隠れた、秘密の
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a subterranean tunnel 地下道
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uniform
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不変の、一定の、同一の、一様な、画一的な
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The roofs are uniform shade.
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bacchanalian
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ハッカス祭の、どんちゃん騒ぎの
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From the name of the Greek god Bacchus, the god of wine and wild enjoyment.
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caustic
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腐食性の、辛辣な、痛烈な、焼灼薬、火線、火面、苛性、きびしい
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caustic comments 手厳しい批評
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adequate
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十分な、かろうじて満足できる
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Her work was adequate, nothing more.
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deride
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あざ笑う、あざける、あざわらう、ばかにする
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His views were derided as old-fashioned.
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slim
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ほっそりとした、細い、わずかの、少しの、細くする
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She has only a slim chance of passing the exam.
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admonish
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に'注意する、忠告する、'を'穏やかにさとす
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The police officer admonished him to drive more slowly.
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inspire
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鼓舞する、呼び起こす、空気を吸う(吸い込む)
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"Inspire" literally meant to "breathe into."
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specimen
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見本、標本、実例、標本
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She is a fine specimen of health.
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accomplice
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共犯者
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He became an unwitting accomplice in the crime.
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bough
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(木の)大枝
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Can you chop off this bough?
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chicanery
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ずるい言い抜け、ごまかし
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jolt
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激しく揺する、がたつかせる、ガタガタ揺れる、突然の驚き
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The car gave a jolt.
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warp
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そらせる、ゆがめる、たゆませる、ゆがむ、ひずむ、そり、ゆが
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The sun warped the board fence.
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deprive
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奪う
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People were deprived of their political rights.
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vast
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広大な、広範囲な、ものすごい、ばく大な
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John was the sole heir to a vast estate.
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agitate
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ゆり動かす、かき混ぜる、動揺させる、扇動する、アジる
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A sudden wind agitated the surface of the pond.
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uproar
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大騒ぎ、騒動、混乱、騒音
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The meeting was thrown into an uproar.
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antagonist
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拮抗薬、遮断薬、拮抗剤、拮抗物質、アンタゴニスト、拮抗筋
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Once close friends, they became antagonists in business.
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twinkle
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きらきら光る、輝く、きらめき、ちらつき
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She has a perpetual twinkle in her eye.
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path
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小道、細道;庭内の道、通り道、通路、進路、軌道
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Beware that you do not stray from the path of virtue.
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sequential
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経時的な、時系列の、配列の、系列の、逐次の、結果としての
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data stored sequentially on a computer
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magnify
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拡大うる、誇張する、物を拡大して見せる
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This lens magnifies objects 1000 times.
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inviting
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心を引く、誘うような
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Her lips pouted invitingly.
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surly
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(人・行為などが)不きげんな、無愛想な
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a surly youth
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fickle
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変わりやすい、気まぐれな、あてにならない
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The weather here is notoriously fickle.
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appealing
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心を動かす、魅力的な
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Her argument was theoretically appealing but not realistic.
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scarce
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乏しい、まれな、十分でない、不足して、欠乏して、珍しい
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This party is boring; let's make ourselves scarce.
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acute
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鋭い、とがった、強い、鋭敏な、(病気が)急性の
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He was acutely aware of the danger.
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stain
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汚す、しみをつける、着色する、しみ、汚れ、汚点
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Her fingers were stained with red ink.
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carnage
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(戦争などによる)殺りく、大虐殺
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The main street turned into a scene of carnage.
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reproach
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しかる、とがめる、非難する、しかること、とがめること、非難
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His conduct was beyond reproach.
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inevitable
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(結果・死などが)避けられない、不可避の、必然的な、予想される
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We must accept the inevitable.
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abhor
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ひどく嫌う、ぞっとするほど嫌う、拒否する
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She abhorred the man as if he were a viper.
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usurp
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(権力・地位を)奪う、横領する、不法使用する
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He had usurped powers that properly belonged to parliament.
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famine
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ききん、(物の)ひどい不足、大欠乏
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A water famine eventuated from the failure of rain.
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decipher
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判読する、解読する
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The coded message was short and cryptographers were trying to decipher it.
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rudiment
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初歩、基本、原理、痕跡器官、退化器官
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The children have acquired the rudiments of social behavior.
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increment
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増加、増大;増加量、増額、利益、所得
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with a yearly increment of $200 年200ドルの増額で
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quaint
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古風で趣のある、風変りで面白い、風変わりでおもしろい
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This quaint custom should be revived.
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ecumenical
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全キリスト教会の、全般的な、普遍的な、世界的な
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perennial
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一年じゅう(数年)続く、永久の、永遠の、多年生の、多年生植物
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a perennial plant 多年生植物
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saturate
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しみ込む‘を'浸す、浸す、満たす、飽和させる
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Everyone at the beach was saturated with sun.
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abundant
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大量の、豊富な、富む
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It is abundantly clear that violence breeds violence.
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