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abate
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v. become less strong; make something less strong;
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aberrant
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adj. not usual or not socially acceptable; 常軌を逸した、異常な
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abeyance
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n. not being used
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abscond
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v. escape from a place that you are not allowed to leave without permission; leave secretly and take with you something
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abstemious
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adj. not allowing yourself to have much food or alcohol
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admonish
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v. tell somebody firmly that you do not approve of something that they have done; strongly advise somebody to do something; しかる、戒める、〔人に~するように〕勧告する
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adulterate
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adj. less pure by adding another substance to it; 混ぜ物をした、不純な
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aesthetic
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adj. concerned with beauty and art and the understanding of beautiful things; made in an artistic way and beautiful to look at; 審美眼(のある)、美学(の)
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aggregate
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adj. made up of several amounts that are added together to form a total number; 集まった、総計の、集める、集約する
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alacrity
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n. great willingness or enthusiasm; 敏活さ、機敏さ
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alleviate
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v. make something less severe; 軽減する、和らげる
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amalgamate
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v. put two or more things together so that they form one; 〔会社・事業などが〕合併する、融合する
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ambiguous
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adj. that can be understood in more than one way; not clearly stated or defined; 曖昧な、両義に取れる
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ambivalence
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n. having or showing both good and bad feelings about something; 《心理学》両面感情、ためらい
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ameliorate
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v. make something better; 〔状況・質などを〕改善する
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anachronism
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n. a person
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analogous
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adj. similar in some way to another thing or situation and therefore able to be compared with it; 似ている、類似の
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anarchy
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n. a situation in a country
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anomalous
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adj. different from what is normal or expected; 変則の、異例な
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antipathy
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n. a strong feeling of dislike; 反感、嫌悪
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apathy
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n. the feeling of not being interested in or enthusiastic about something
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appease
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v. make someone calmer or less angry by giving them what they want; 〔人を〕なだめる、〔怒りなどを〕和らげる
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apprise
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v. tell or inform someone of something; 〔情報を〕知らせる
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approbation
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n. approval or agreement; 賛同、同意
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appropriate
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v. take something
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arduous
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v. involving a lot of effort and energy
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artless
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adj. simple
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ascetic
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adj. not allowing yourself physical pleasures
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assiduous
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adj. working very hard and taking great care that everything is done as well as it can be; 勤勉な、細心の注意を払った
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assuage
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v. make an unpleasant feeling less severe; 和らげる、緩和する
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attenuate
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v. make something weaker or less effective; 〔強度などを〕弱める、減衰させる、薄める
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audacious
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v. willing to take risks or to do something shocking; 大胆な、向こう見ずな
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austere
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adj. simple and plain; without any decorations; 厳格な、真面目な、質素な
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autonomous
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adj. able to govern itself or control its own affairs; able to do things and make decisions without help from anyone else; 自主的な、自治権のある
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aver
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v. state firmly and strongly that something is true; 〔~が真実であると〕断言する
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banal
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adj. very ordinary and containing nothing that is interesting or important; 〔考え・話題・言葉などが〕ありふれた
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belie
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give a false impression of something; show that something cannot be true or correct; ~に反する、偽る、裏切る
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beneficent
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giving help; showing kindness; 慈悲深い
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bolster
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v. improve something or make it stronger; 高める、増強する
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bombastic
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adj. sounding important but having little meaning
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boorish
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adj. very unpleasant and rude; 〔人の振る舞いが〕不作法な
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burgeon
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v. begin to grow or develop rapidly; 新芽を出す、急速に成長する
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burnish
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v. polish metal until it is smooth and shiny; つや、光沢、磨く
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buttress
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n. a stone or brick structure that supports a wall; v. support or give strength to something; 《建築》控え壁、支持する
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cacophonous
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adj. being a mixture of loud unpleasant sounds; 不協和音の、耳障りな
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capricious
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adj. changing suddenly and quickly; 気まぐれな、移り気な
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castigation
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n. criticizing somebody/something severely; 懲戒、酷評
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catalyst
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n. a substance that makes a chemical reaction happen faster without being changed itself; 触媒
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caustic
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adj. able to destroy or dissolve other substances; critical in a bitter or sarcastic way; 辛らつな、痛烈な、[化]苛性の
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chicanery
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n. the use of complicated plans and clever talk in order to trick people; 〔言葉を巧みに使った〕ごまかし
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coagulate
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v. become thick and partly solid; 凝固する、凝固させる
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coda
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n. the final passage of a piece of music; 〔楽曲の〕終結部、〔スピーチなどの〕締めくくりの言葉
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cogent
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adj. strongly and clearly expressed in a way that influences what people believe; 説得力のある
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commensurate
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adj. matching something in size
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compendium
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n. a collection of facts
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complaisant
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adj. ready to accept other people's actions and opinions and to do what other people want; 親切な、愛想の良い
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compliant
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adj. too willing to agree with other people or to obey rules; in agreement with a set of rules; 従順な、〔仕様・規格などに〕準拠した
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conciliatory
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adj. having the intention or effect of making angry people calm; 和解の、懐柔的な
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condone
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v. accept behaviour that is morally wrong or treat it as if it were not serious; 許す、大目に見る
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confound
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v. confuse and surprise someone; prove somebody/something wrong; 〔人を〕混乱させる、〔物事を〕取り違える
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connoisseur
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n. an expert on matters involving the judgement of beauty
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contention
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n. angry disagreement between people; 競争、主張
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contentious
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adj. likely to cause disagreement between people; liking to argue; 論争好きの、議論を起こす、異論の多い
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contrite
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adj. very sorry for something bad that you have done; 深く悔いている
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conundrum
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n. a confusing problem or question that is very difficult to solve; 難問、なぞなぞ
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converge
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v. move towards a place from different directions and meet; 一点に集まる、集中する
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convoluted
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adj. extremely complicated and difficult to follow; having many twists or curves; 渦巻き形の、複雑な
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craven
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adj. lacking courage; 憶病な
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daunt
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adj. make somebody feel nervous and less confident about doing something; ひるませる、威圧する
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decorum
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n. polite behavior that is appropriate in a social situation; 礼儀正しさ、〔慣習としての〕礼儀作法
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default
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n. failure to do something that must be done by law
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deference
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n. behavior that shows that you respect somebody/something; 尊敬、敬意
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delineate
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v.describe
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denigrate
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v. criticize somebody/something unfairly; say somebody/something does not have any value or is not important; 中傷する、侮辱する
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deride
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v. treat somebody/something as ridiculous and not worth considering seriously; あざける、あざ笑う
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derivative
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n. a word or thing that has been developed or produced from another word or thing; 派生物、金融派生商品
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desiccate
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v. dry something in order to preserve it; 乾燥させる
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desultory
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adj. going from one thing to another
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deterrent
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n. a thing that makes somebody less likely to do something; 抑止するもの、戦争抑止力
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diatribe
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n. a long and angry speech or piece of writing attacking and criticizing somebody/something; 痛烈な非難、罵倒
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dichotomy
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n. the separation that exists between two groups or things that are completely opposite to and different from each other; 二分法、両断論理
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diffidence
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n. not having much confidence in yourself; not wanting to talk about yourself; 自信のなさ、気後れ、遠慮
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diffuse
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v. spread something or become spread widely in all directions; 〔光・熱などが〕拡散する、普及させる
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digress
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v. start to talk about something that is not connected with the main point of what you are saying; 本筋をそれる、脱線する
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dirge
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n. a song sung in the past at a funeral or for a dead person; 葬送歌、哀歌
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disabuse
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v. tell somebody that what they think is true is
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discerning
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adj. able to show good judgement about the quality of somebody/something; 眼力のある、洞察力のある
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discordant
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adj. not in agreement; combining with other things in a way that is strange or unpleasant; 調和しない、不協和音の
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discredit
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v. make people stop respecting somebody/something; ~の信用を落とす、不信
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discrepancy
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n. a difference between two or more things that should be the same; 相違、不一致
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discrete
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adj. independent of other things of the same type; 分離した
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disingenuous
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adj. not sincere
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disinterested
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adj. not influenced by personal feelings
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disjointed
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adj. not communicated or described in a clear or logical way; not connected; 〔話・文章などが〕支離滅裂な、まとまりのない
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dismiss
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v. decide that somebody/something is not important and not worth thinking or talking about; officially remove somebody from their job; 解雇する、退ける、片付けてしまう
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disparage
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v. suggest that somebody/something is not important or valuable; けなす、軽んじる
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disparate
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adj. made up of parts or people that are very different from each other; so different from each other that they cannot be compared or cannot work together; 異種の、本質的に異なる
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dissemble
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v. hide your real feelings or intentions
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disseminate
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v. spread information
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dissolution
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n. the act of officially ending a marriage
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dissonance
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n. a combination of musical notes that do not sound pleasant together; 耳障りな音、不協和音、不和
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distend
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v. swell or make something swell because of pressure from inside; 膨張する
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distill
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v. make a liquid pure by heating it until it becomes a gas
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diverge
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v. separate and go in different directions; 枝分かれする、分化する
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divest
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v. remove clothes; get rid of something; 服を脱がせる、所有物などを奪う、〔子会社や株などを〕売却する
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document
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v. record the details of something; 文書化する、文書で証明する
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dogmatic
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adj. being certain that your beliefs are right and that others should accept them
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dormant
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adj. not active or growing now but able to become active or to grow in the future; 休眠中の、不活発な
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dupe
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v. trick or cheat somebody; だます
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ebullient
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adj. full of confidence
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eclectic
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adj. not following one style or set of ideas but choosing from or using a wide variety; 折衷的な、多岐にわたる
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efficacy
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n. the ability of something
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effrontery
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n. behavior that is confident and very rude
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elegy
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n. a poem or song that expresses sadness
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elicit
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v. get information or a reaction from somebody
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embellish
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v. make something more beautiful by adding decorations to it; make a story more interesting by adding details that are not always true; 飾り立てる、脚色する、〔話を〕面白くする
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empirical
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adj. based on experiments or experience rather than ideas or theories; 経験による、経験的に
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emulate
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v. try to do something as well as somebody else because you admire them; 真似る、見習う
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endemic
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adj. regularly found in a particular place or among a particular group of people and difficult to get rid of; 風土病、ある地方特有の
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enervate
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v. make somebody feel weak and tired; (人)の体力[気力]を弱める
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engender
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v. make a feeling or situation exist; 生じさせる、引き起こす
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enhance
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v. increase or further improve the good quality
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ephemeral
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adj. lasting or used for only a short period of time; はかない、つかの間の
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equanimity
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n. a calm state of mind which means that you do not become angry or upset
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equivocate
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v. talk about something in a way that is deliberately not clear in order to avoid or hide the truth; 言葉を濁す
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erudite
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adj. having or showing great knowledge that is gained from academic study; 学問的な、博学な
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esoteric
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adj. likely to be understood or enjoyed by only a few people with a special knowledge or interest; 難解な、秘伝的な
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eulogy
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n. a speech or piece of writing praising somebody/something very much; a speech given at a funeral praising the person who has died; 〔死者に対する〕追悼、賛辞
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euphemism
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n. an indirect word or phrase that people often use to refer to something embarrassing or unpleasant
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exacerbate
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v. make something worse
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exculpate
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v. prove or state officially that somebody is not guilty of something; 無罪にする、無罪を証明する
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exigency
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n. an urgent need or demand that you must deal with; 緊急事態
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extrapolation
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n. to estimate something or form an opinion about something
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facetious
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adj. trying to appear amusing and intelligent at a time when other people do not think it is appropriate
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facilitate
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v. make an action or a process possible or easier; 〔物・事が仕事などを〕容易にする、促進する
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fallacious
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adj. wrong; based on a false idea; 誤った、虚偽の
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fatuous
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adj. stupid; 愚かな
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fawning
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adj. trying to please somebody by praising them or paying them too much attention; へつらう
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felicitous
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adj. chosen well; very suitable; giving a good result; ぴったり合う、適切な、幸福な
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fervor
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adj. very strong feelings about something; 熱烈(さ)、熱心(さ)、熱情
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flag
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v. become tired
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fledgling
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n. a person
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flout
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v. show that you have no respect for a law
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foment
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v. create trouble or violence or make it worse; 煽る、扇動する
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forestall
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v. prevent something from happening or somebody from doing something by doing something first; 未然に防ぐ、先んじる
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frugal
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adj. using only as much money or food as is necessary; 〔暮らし・食事・お金の使い方などが〕質素な、つましい
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futile
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adj. having no purpose because there is no chance of success; 役に立たない、無益な
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gainsay
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v. say that something is not true; disagree with or deny something; 否定する
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garrulous
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adj. talking a lot
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goad
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v. keep irritating or annoying somebody/something until they react; 突き棒、するように言う[迫る]、駆り立てる
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gouge
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v. make a hole or cut in something with a sharp object in a rough or violent way; えぐる、削り取る、〔親指で目玉を〕えぐり出す
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grandiloquent
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adj. using long or complicated words in order to impress people; 大げさな
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gregarious
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adj. liking to be with other people; living in groups; 社交好きな、群生している
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guileless
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adj. behaving in a very honest way; not knowing how to trick people; 実直な、誠実な
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harangue
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v. speak loudly and angrily in a way that criticizes somebody/something or tries to persuade people to do something; 大演説、熱弁、怒鳴る
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homogeneous
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adj. consisting of things or people that are all the same or all of the same type; 同種の、一様な
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hyperbole
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n. a way of speaking or writing that makes something sound better
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iconoclastic
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adj. criticizing popular beliefs or established customs and ideas; 偶像破壊の、因襲打破の
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idolatry
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n. the practice of worshipping statues as gods; 偶像崇拝
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immutable
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adj. that cannot be changed; that will never change; 不変の
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impair
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v. damage something or make something worse; 〔価値・質・機能などを〕悪くする
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impassive
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adj. not showing any feeling or emotion; 冷静な、無感動な
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impede
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v. delay or stop the progress of something; 遅らせる、妨げる
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impermeable
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adj. not allowing a liquid or gas to pass through; 不浸透性の
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imperturbable
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adj. not easily upset or worried by a difficult situation; calm; 動揺しない、冷静沈着な
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impervious
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adj. not affected or influenced by something; not allowing a liquid or gas to pass through; 影響されない、不浸透性の
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implacable
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adj. that cannot be changed; unwilling to stop opposing somebody/something; なだめられない、執念深い
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implicit
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adj. suggested without being directly expressed; 暗黙の、絶対的な
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implode
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v. burst or explode and collapse into the centre; 内破する、内側に破裂する
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inadvertently
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adv. by accident; without intending to; うっかりと、不注意で
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inchoate
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adj. just beginning to form and therefore not clear or developed; 始まったばかりの、不完全な
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incongruity
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n. being strange
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inconsequential
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adj. not important or worth considering; 重要ではない、取るに足りない
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incorporate
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v. include something so that it forms a part of something; 組み込む、合併する
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indeterminate
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adj. cannot be identified easily or exactly; はっきりと決められない、確定できない
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indigence
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n. being very poor; 極貧(状態)
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indolent
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adj. not wanting to work; 怠惰な、無痛の
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inert
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adj. without power to move or act; 不活性の、生気のない
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ingenuous
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adj. honest
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inherent
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adj. being a basic or permanent part of somebody/something and that cannot be removed; 生まれつきの、生来の
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innocuous
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adj. not intended to offend or upset anyone; not harmful or dangerous; 無害の、無難な
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insensible
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adj. unable to feel something or react to it; not aware of a situation or of something that might happen; 無意識の、無感覚の
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insinuate
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v. suggest indirectly that something unpleasant is true; 〔不愉快なことを〕ほのめかす、暗示する
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insipid
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adj. having almost no taste or flavor; 風味のない、味気ない、退屈な
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insularity
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n. to be only interested in your own country
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intractable
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adj. very difficult to deal with; 解決困難な、扱いにくい
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intransigence
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n. to be unwilling to change their opinions or behavior in a way that would be helpful to others; 妥協しないこと、非協力(的態度)
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inundate
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v. give or send somebody so many things that they cannot deal with them all; 殺到する、水浸しにする
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inured
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adj. being used to something unpleasant so that they/you are no longer strongly affected by it; 慣れている
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invective
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n. rude language and unpleasant remarks that somebody shouts when they are very angry; 激しい非難(の)、罵倒(の)
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irascible
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adj. becoming angry very easily; 怒りっぽい、短気な
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irresolute
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adj. not able to decide what to do; 優柔不断な
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itinerary
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n. a plan of a journey
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laconic
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adj. using only a few words to say something; 〔話などが〕簡潔な
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lassitude
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n. a state of feeling very tired in mind or body; lack of energy; だるさ、倦怠感、無気力
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latent
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adj. existing
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laud
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v. praise somebody/something; 称賛する、称賛、賛美
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lethargic
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adj. being the state of not having any energy or enthusiasm for doing things; 昏睡状態の、無気力な
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levee
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n. a low wall built at the side of a river to prevent it from flooding; a place on a river where boats can let passengers on or off; 土手、堤防
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levity
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n. behaviour that shows a lack of respect for something serious and that treats it in an amusing way; 軽率、場違いな陽気さ
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log
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v. put information in an official record or write a record of events; 記録を取る、〔木を〕切り倒して丸太にする
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loquacious
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adj. talking a lot; おしゃべりな
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lucid
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adj. clearly expressed; easy to understand; 明快な、分かり易い
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luminous
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adj. shining in the dark; giving out light; very bright in color; 明るい、聡明な
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magnanimous
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adj. kind
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malingerer
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v. pretend to be ill/sick
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malleable
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adj. that can be hit or pressed into different shapes easily without breaking or cracking; 打ち延ばしできる、展性のある、適応性がある
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maverick
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n. a person who does not behave or think like everyone else
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mendacious
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adj. not telling the truth; うそつきの、間違った
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metamorphosis
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n. a process in which somebody/something changes completely into something different; 変質、《生物》変態
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meticulous
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adj.paying careful attention to every detail; 極めて注意深い、細かいことにこだわった
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misanthrope
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n. a person who hates and avoids other people; 人間嫌いの人、厭世家
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mitigate
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v. make something less harmful
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mollify
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v. make somebody feel less angry or upset; 和らげる、なだめる
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morose
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adj. unhappy
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mundane
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adj. not interesting or exciting; この世の、平凡な
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negate
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v. stop something from having any effect; 打ち消す、否定する
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neophyte
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n. a person who has recently started an activity; a person who has recently changed to a new religion; 初心者、新参者
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obdurate
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adj. refusing to change your mind or your actions in any way; 頑固な
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obsequious
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adj. trying too hard to please somebody
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obviate
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v. remove a problem or the need for something; 〔危険や困難などを〕未然に防ぐ、取り除く
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occlude
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v. cover or block something; 〔通路・すき間などを〕ふさぐ
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officious
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adj. too ready to tell people what to do or to use the power you have to give orders; おせっかいな
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onerous
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adj. needing great effort; causing trouble or worry; 重荷になる、面倒な
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opprobrium
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n. severe criticism of a person
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oscillate
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v. keep changing from one extreme of feeling or behaviour to another
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ostentatious
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adj. expensive or noticeable in a way that is intended to impress people; behaving in a way that is meant to impress people by showing how rich
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paragon
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n. a person who is perfect or who is a perfect example of a particular good quality; 模範、手本
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partisan
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adj. showing too much support for one person
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pathological
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adj. not reasonable or sensible; impossible to control; caused by
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paucity
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n. a small amount of something; less than enough of something; 少量、不足
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pedantic
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adj. too worried about small details or rules; 融通が効かない、細かいことにうるさい
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penchant
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n. a special liking for something; 強い好み、傾向
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penury
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n. the state of being very poor; 極貧
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perennial
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adj. continuing for a very long time; happening again and again; 永続する、絶え間のない
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perfidious
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adj. that cannot be trusted; 不信の、不誠実な
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perfunctory
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adj. done as a duty or habit
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permeable
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adj. allowing a liquid or gas to pass through; 透過性の、浸透性の
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pervasive
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adj. existing in all parts of a place or thing; spreading gradually to affect all parts of a place or thing; 行き渡る、普及する
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phlegmatic
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adj. not easily made angry or upset; 粘液質の、無気力な、冷静な
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piety
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n. the state of having or showing a deep respect for somebody/something
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placate
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v. make somebody feel less angry about something; 〔人を〕なだめる
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plasticity
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n. the quality of being easily made into different shapes; 可塑性、柔軟性
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platitude
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n. a comment or statement that has been made very often before and is therefore not interesting; 陳腐[平凡](な言葉)
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plethora
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n. an amount that is greater than is needed or can be used; 過剰、大量
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plummet
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v. fall suddenly and quickly from a high level or position; 〔価値などが〕急落する、真っ逆さまに落ちる
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porous
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adj. having many small holes that allow water or air to pass through slowly; 小穴の多い、多孔性の
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pragmatic
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adj. solving problems in a practical and sensible way rather than by having fixed ideas or theories; 実際的な、語用論的な
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preamble
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n. an introduction to a book or a written document; an introduction to something you say; 序言、序文
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precarious
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adj. not safe or certain; dangerous; likely to fall or cause somebody to fall; 不安定な、危険な
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precipitate
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adj. happening very quickly or suddenly and usually without enough care and thought; 大慌ての、突然の、~を投げ落とす、真っ逆さまに落とす
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precursor
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n. a person or thing that comes before somebody/something similar and that leads to or influences its development; 前任者、前兆
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presumptuous
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adj. too confident
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prevaricate
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v. avoid giving a direct answer to a question in order to hide the truth; 言葉を濁す
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pristine
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adj. fresh and clean
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probity
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n. the quality of being completely honest; 誠実、高潔
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problematic
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adj. difficult to deal with or to understand; full of problems; not certain to be successful; 問題のある、疑問の余地がある
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prodigal
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adj. too willing to spend money or waste time
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profound
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adj. very great; felt or experienced very strongly; showing great knowledge or understanding; 深遠な、深みのある
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prohibitive
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adj. so high that it prevents people from buying something or doing something; preventing people from doing something by law; 〔税金が〕購入を抑制するための、ひどく高い
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proliferate
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v. increase rapidly in number or amount; 激増する
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propensity
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n. a tendency to a particular kind of behavior; 〔好ましくないことへの〕傾向、性癖
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propitiate
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v. stop somebody from being angry by trying to please them; 〔人〕の機嫌を取る
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propriety
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n. moral and social behavior that is considered to be correct and acceptable; 礼儀正しさ
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proscribe
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v. say officially that something is banned; 〔手術・酒などが〕法律で禁止されている
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pungent
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adj. having a strong taste or smell; direct and having a strong effect; 刺激する、刺すような痛みの、辛辣な
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qualified
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adj. having passed the exams or completed the training that are necessary in order to do a particular job; having the experience to do a particular job; 適任の、有能な
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quibble
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v. argue or complain about a small matter or an unimportant detail; あら探しをする、つまらぬことにけちをつける
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quiescent
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adj. quiet; not active; not developing
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rarefied
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adj. understood or experienced by only a very small group of people who share a particular area of knowledge or activity; containing less oxygen than usual; 〔空気が〕希薄な、〔階級などが〕非常に高い
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recalcitrant
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adj. unwilling to obey rules or follow instructions; difficult to control; 反抗的な
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recant
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v. say
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recluse
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n. a person who lives alone and likes to avoid other people; 修道者、世捨て人
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recondite
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adj. not known about or understood by many people
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refractory
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adj. difficult to control; behaving badly; difficult to treat or cure; 〔人・動物が〕手に負えない、〔病気・傷が〕治りにくい
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refute
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v. prove that something is wrong; say that something is not true or fair; 反証する
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relegate
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v. give somebody a lower or less important position
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reproach
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n. blame or criticism for something you have done; a word or remark expressing blame or criticism; 非難(の言葉)
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reprobate
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n. a person who behaves in a way that society thinks is immoral; 道楽者、放蕩者
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repudiate
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v. refuse to accept something; 関与を否定する、〔真実でないとして〕否定する
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rescind
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v. officially state that a law
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resolution
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n. a formal statement of an opinion agreed on by a committee or a council
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resolve
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v. find an acceptable solution to a problem or difficulty; make a firm decision to do something; 決心する、解決する
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reticent
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adj. unwilling to tell people about things; 無口な
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reverent
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adj. showing great respect and admiration; 敬虔な、うやうやしい
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sage
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n. a plant with flat
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salubrious
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adj. pleasant to live in; clean and healthy; 健康に良い、健全な
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sanction
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n. an official order that limits trade
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satiate
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v. give somebody so much of something that they do not feel they want any more; 満ち足りた
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saturate
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v. make something completely wet; fill something/somebody completely with something so that it is impossible or useless to add any more; すっかり濡らす、満たす
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savor
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v. enjoy the full taste or flavour of something
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secrete
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v. produce a liquid substance; hide something
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shard
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n. a piece of broken glass
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skeptic
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n. a person who usually doubts that claims or statements are true
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solicitous
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adj. being very concerned for somebody and wanting to make sure that they are comfortable
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soporific
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adj. making you want to go to sleep; 催眠[睡眠]薬、催眠性の、眠気を感じる
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specious
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adj. seeming right or true but actually wrong or false; もっともらしい、見かけ倒しの
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spectrum
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n. a band of coloured lights in order of their wavelengths
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sporadic
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adj. happening only occasionally or at intervals that are not regular; 散発的な、時々起こる
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stigma
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n. feelings of disapproval that people have about particular illnesses or ways of behaving; 汚名、汚点
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stint
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n. a period of time that you spend working somewhere or doing a particular activity; 〔物・金などを〕出し惜しむ、〔仕事などに従事していた〕期間、割り当てられた仕事(量)
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stipulate
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v. state clearly and firmly that something must be done
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stolid
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adj. not showing much emotion or interest; remaining always the same and not reacting or changing; 〈軽蔑的〉〔人が〕無反応な、鈍感な
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striated
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adj. having narrow lines or bands of color; 筋[線・縞・溝]のある
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strut
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n. an act of walking in a proud and confident way; a long thin piece of wood or metal used to support or make part of a vehicle or building stronger; 気取って歩くこと、支柱
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subpoena
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n. a written order to attend court as a witness to give evidence;(罰則つき)召喚令状、〔裁判所が〕召喚状を発する
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substantiate
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v. provide information or evidence to prove that something is true; 立証する、実証する
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supersede
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v. take the place of something/somebody that is considered to be old-fashioned or no longer the best available; 取って代わる、~の後任となる
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supposition
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n. an idea that you think is true although you may not be able to prove it; the act of believing or claiming that something is true even though it cannot be proved; 仮説、想定、推測
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tacit
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adj. that is suggested indirectly or understood
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tangential
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adj. having only a slight or indirect connection with something; of or along a tangent; 脱線した、ほとんど関係のない
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tenuous
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adj. so weak or uncertain that it hardly exists; extremely thin and easily broken; 薄っぺらな、希薄な、内容の乏しい、〔根拠などが〕弱い
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tirade
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adj. a long angry speech criticizing somebody/something or accusing somebody of something; 厳しい批判
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torpor
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n. the state of not being active and having no energy or enthusiasm; 不活発、無気力
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tractable
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adj. easy to deal with or control; 扱いやすい、従順な
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transgression
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n. going beyond the limit of what is morally or legally acceptable; 〔宗教・道徳上の〕罪
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truculent
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adj. tending to argue or be bad-tempered; slightly aggressive; 〔人(の態度)が〕攻撃的な
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vacillate
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v. keep changing your opinion or thoughts about something
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venerate
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v. have and show a lot of respect for somebody/something
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veracious
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adj. speaking or representing the truth; 〔人が〕常に真実を述べる
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verbose
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adj. using or containing more words than are needed; 言葉数の多い、冗長な
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viable
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adj. that can be done; that will be successful; 〔計画などが〕実行可能な、生存能力のある
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viscous
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adj. thick and sticky; not flowing freely; 粘性のある
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vituperative
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adj. full of angry and cruel criticism; 口汚い、ののしりの
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volatile
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adj. changing easily from one mood to another; はかない、不安定な、揮発性の
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warrant
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v. make something necessary or appropriate in a particular situation; の正当な理由となる、保証する
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wary
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adj. careful when dealing with somebody/something because you think that there may be a danger or problem; 警戒している、慎重な
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welter
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n. a large and confusing amount of something; ごちゃ混ぜ、寄せ集め
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whimsical
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adj. unusual and not serious in a way that is either amusing or annoying; 気まぐれな、風変わりな
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zealot
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n. a person who is extremely enthusiastic about something
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