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dehydrate
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脱水する、脱水状態にする、水分を失う、脱水状態になる
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Dehydration and heat exhaustion are serious health issues for people at any age.
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gale
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強風、爆発
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It's blowing a gale.
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stun
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当惑させる、唖然とさせる、気絶させる、を打ち負かす、気絶
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I was stunned by the tragic news.
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wise
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賢い、賢明な、思慮分別のある、博識な、気づかせる
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shimmer
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ちらちら光る、かすかに光る、ちらちらする光、かすかな光
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Both the sea and the sand shimmered in the moonlight.
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pertain
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関係がある、関連する、付属する、存在する、適用される
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Living conditions are vastly different from those pertaining in their country of origin.
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yield
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産出する、生ずる、明け渡す、放棄する、譲る、与える、産出
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People used irrigation techniques to increase the yields of those fertile floodplains.
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ward
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『病棟』、病室、警備、見張り、避ける、身を守る
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The wall was erected to ward off Indian attacks.
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grassroots
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民衆の、民衆に関する、大衆の
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defective
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不良の、欠点[欠陥]のある、不完全な、精神障害者、障害がある
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They will replace defective goods free of charge.
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radiant
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光を放つ、輝く、まばゆい、うれしそうな、明るい、放射の
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She appeared with a radiant face.
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vanguard
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先陣、前衛
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He is in the vanguard of this movement.
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versatile
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多方面な、多才な、融通がきく、変わりやすい、用途が広い
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Iron is a versatile material.
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bashful
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はにかみやの、内気な
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The girl bashfully dropped her eyes.
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appease
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静める、なだめる、和らげる、満たす
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Management tried to appease labor by offering them a bonus.
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epitaph
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墓碑銘、墓誌、碑文
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These slums are an epitaph to the housing policy of the 1960s.
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bankrupt
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破産者、支払い不能債務者、破産して
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fiery
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火の、火のついた、燃えている、ひどく熱い、真赤な、熱烈な
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I was so intimidated by the fiery look on his face that I couldn't say a word.
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impecunious
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無一文の、貧乏な
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The church is full of impecunious children.
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abominate
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嫌う、忌みきらう、すごく嫌う
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I abominate him.
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espouse
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信奉（擁護）する、めとる
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He espoused Marxism.
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massacre
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大虐殺、皆殺し、虐殺する、皆殺しにする
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The whole village was massacred.
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slander
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中傷、悪口、名誉毀損（きそん）、中傷する、悪口を用う
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Her envy of him expressed itself in the form of slander.
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desist
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やめる、思いとどまる
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They agreed to desist from the bombing campaign.
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gain
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得る、手に入れる、増す、勝ち取る、利益、賞金、獲得
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stupendous
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途方もない、巨大な、並外れた、びっくりするような
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He did something stupendous.
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widespread
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行き渡った、広げた、広範囲に及ぶ、広く行きわたった
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salvage
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海難救助、（一般に）救助、救助された貨物、救う、治療する
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A salvage vessel hurried to the scene of the wreck.
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perplexing
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当惑させる、理解しにくい、複雑な、面倒な
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I'm facing with a perplexing problem.
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anecdote
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逸話、逸事、秘史、秘話
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invincible
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打ち勝ちがたい、無敗の、征服されない、克服しがたい、不敗の
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The team seemed invincible.
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wily
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策略にとむ、悪賢い、狡猾な、ずるい
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He's a wily old fox.
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pierce
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突き刺す、突き通る、突き通す、洞察する、突き刺さる
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simultaneous
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同時の、同時に起こる
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advocate
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弁護（擁護）して言う、主唱する、擁護者、主唱者、弁護士
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She is an well-known advocate of affirmative action.
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redeem
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買い戻す、払い終える、皆済する、'請け出す、回復する
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He has got the last chance to redeem himself.
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deception
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だますこと、だまされること、策略、たくらみ
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Deception won't work on him.
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antique
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古風な、旧式の、時代遅れの、古い時代の、古来の、古物、古器
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venturesome
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大胆な、向こう見ずな、冒険的な、危険な
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The CEO has a venturesome spirit.
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mournful
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悲しみに沈んだ、悲嘆にくれた、痛ましい、悲しい
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The president led a mournful tribute to the victims.
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initial
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最初の、語頭にある、最初の文字、かしら文字
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refute
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［人・意見など］‘の'間違っていることを証明する、論破する
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The data refute his hypothesis.
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thorough
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完全な、完ぺきな、全くの、根っからの、徹底的な、手落ちのない
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precipitation
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突然の大あわて、沈殿物;沈殿、降雨、降雪;降雨量、降雪量
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About 80 percent of all precipitation falls into the oceans, lakes, or rivers.
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elicit
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(情報･返答などを)引き出す、導き出す
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Discussion of that problem elicited a great variety of opinions.
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device
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工夫、案;策略、考案物、装置、仕掛け、図案、意匠
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Sending advertising by email is very successful as a marketing device.
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brutal
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けものの、残忍な、粗野な、残虐な、野蛮な、粗暴な、無茶な
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vacant
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あいている、無人の、空席の、欠員のある、放心した、暇な
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She looked at me with vacant eyes.
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ominous
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不吉な、不幸なことの起こりそうな;前兆となる
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There were ominous dark clouds gathering overhead.
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tumultuous
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騒然とした、騒動を起こす、騒々しい、ひどく興奮した
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I received a tumultuous welcome when I arrived the party.
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