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217 Cards in this Set
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abrade
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to rub too much
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abrogate
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to abolish or annul by authority; put down
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advent
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the coming of an important event
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aegis
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shield, protection, sponsorship
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affectation
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a fake behavior
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affinity
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close resemblance; attraction
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aggravating
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making worse or more troublesome
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alienate
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to cause to become unfriendly or hostile
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allay
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to calm, soothe
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alleviate
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to make easier, lighten
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alloy
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to debase by mixing with something inferior
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allude
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to hint, suggest
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amnesty
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a general pardon
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anathema
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something greatly detested
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anodyne
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soothing
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apogee
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farthest or highest point; culmination; zenith
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apostate
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one who abandons religious or political conviction
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appellation
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a name
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apposite
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appropriate, relevant
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abacus
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そろばん
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abet
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to approve, encourage, and support
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abhor
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to hate, regard with horror or dislike
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abjure
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to renounce or reject solemnly; to recant; to avoid
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abortive
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fruitless, useless, failing
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abound
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to exist in great numbers
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abrade
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to rub too much
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abrogate
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to abolish or annul by authority; put down
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abscission
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act of cutting off or removing
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abstemious
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moderate in eating or drinking(つつましい、質素な)
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absurd
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ridiculous
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access
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admittance
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accommodate
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to make fit, adjust to
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accomplice
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an associate in crime
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accost
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to approach and speak to
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accrue
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to increase or accumulate
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acidulous
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somewhat acid or sour
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acknowledge
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to admit
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acme
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peak, pinnacle, zenith
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acquiesce
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いやいや従う、黙認する
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acrimonious
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bitter
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acute
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sharp, keen, severe
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adamant
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unyielding, inflexible
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adept
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very skilled
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adherent
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backer, supporter
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admonish
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to warn, to reprove
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adore
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to worship as God, to like very much
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adroit
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skillful
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adumbrate
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部分的に見せる、輪郭を示す
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advent
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the coming of an important event
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adversary
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opponent, enemy, foe
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adverse
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unfavorable, harmful
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advocate
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to be in favor of, to support
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aegis
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shield, protection, sponsorship
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affable
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easy and pleasant to speak to, approachable
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affectation
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a fake behavior(ふりをすること、見せ掛け)
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affinity
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close resemblance; attraction(強い好み、親近感)
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afflict
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to trouble greatly, to distress
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affluent
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rich
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aggravating
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making worse or more troublesome
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alacrity
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briskness, lively action
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alienate
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to cause to become unfriendly or hostile
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alienated
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socially disoriented (疎遠な)
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allay
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to calm, soothe
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allege
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to assert without or before proof(証明はできないが断言する)
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alleged
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reported, supposed(断定された、申し立てられた)
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alleviate
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to make easier, lighten
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alloy
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to debase by mixing with something inferior
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allude
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to hint, suggest
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aloof
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distant, apart, reserved
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altruistic
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unselfish
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ambiguous
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vague, undefined, not specific
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ameliorate
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improve, relieve
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amicable
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friendly, peaceful
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amnesia
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partial or total loss of memory
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amnesty
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a general pardon
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amorous
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full of love
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amorphous
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lacking definite form, shapeless, formless
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analogous
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comparable, similar
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analogue
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類似、相似
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anathema
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something greatly detested(破門、憎悪、強い呪い)
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annals
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historical records
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anodyne
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soothing(鎮痛剤)
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anomaly
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irregularity, abnormality
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anthropologist
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an expert in the study of the races, beliefs, customs, etc. of mankind
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antipathy
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to dislike, distaste, hate
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antiquated
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out-of-date, obsolete
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antithesis
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exact opposite
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apathetic
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feeling or showing a lack of interest/emotion
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apathy
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lack of interest, unconcern
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apogee
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farthest or highest point; culmination; zenith
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apostate
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one who abandons religious or political conviction(背教者)
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apotheosis
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神格化
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appalled
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dismayed, shocked
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appellation
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a name
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apposite
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appropriate, relevant
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apprehensive
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fearful; aware
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apprise
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to give notice to, inform
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appropriate
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to take for one's own use, confiscate(私物化する)
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aquarium
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水族館、水槽
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arabesque
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complex, ornate design(唐草模様)
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arbiter
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judge
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arbitrary
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based on whim, dictatorial
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arcane
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mysterious, esoteric
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archaic
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out of date
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ardent
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passionate, eager
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arid
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lacking moisture; lacking interest or feeling
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arrant
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impudent, in every way(全く、全くの)
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array
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arrangement, system
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artery
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a channel where many roads come together(幹線道路)
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artifact
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an object made by hand, rather than a thing as it occurs in nature
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artifice
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strategy, trickery
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artless
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innocent, naïve
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ascend
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to rise
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ascertain
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to discover, find out about
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ascetic
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one who practices self-denial and devotion
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ascribe
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〜のせいにする、に帰する
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asinine
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silly, stupid
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asperity
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harshness of temper
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aspersion
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an act of defamation or maligning(非難、中傷)
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aspirant
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candidate for high position(熱望を抱く人)
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aspire
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to strive for
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assault
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to attack, make an assault
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assent
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to agree / agreement,
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assert
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断言する、強く主張する
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asset
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a valuable thing to have
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assiduous
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devoted, attentive
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astigmatism
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乱視、非点収差
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astute
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keen, shrewd
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atrophy
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to waste away(萎縮する、衰退する)
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attenuate
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to make thinner; to weaken
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attenuated
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weakened, thinned, decreased
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attest
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to certify
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atypical
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nonconforming
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au courant
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up-to-date
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audacity
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boldness, daring
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augment
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to enlarge, increase
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augury
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omen, portent(徴候)
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august
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majestic, venerable(威厳のある、恐れ多い)
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auspice
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protection or support; sign or portent
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auspicious
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favorable, propitious, successful, prosperous
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austere
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simple, unadorned, hard
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austerity
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厳格さ、簡素、厳粛
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authenticate
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to establish the authenticity, prove genuine
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automaton
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a robot; a mechanical "person"
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avalanche
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many snowflakes(雪崩)
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avarice
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greed, passion for riches
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aversion
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strong dislike, opposition
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avid
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eager, enthusiastic, fervent, zealous
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awesome
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inspiring terror, weird
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ax
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斧、まさかり
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axle
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a shaft on which a wheel revolves(車軸)
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badger
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to pester, nag, annoy persistently
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bagatelle
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a trifle
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baleful
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deadly; sinister
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baleful
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sinister, pernicious, ominous・有害な・
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balk
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to refuse to move
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banal
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trivial, meaningless from overuse
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bane
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cause of injury, source of harm
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banter
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sarcastic teasing comments(冗談を言い合う、冷やかし)
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bare
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to uncover or reveal; to expose
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barometer
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instrument for measuring change
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beatify
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to bless, make happy, or ascribe a virtue to
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bed
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the bottom of a body of stream
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bedizen
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to adorn, especially in a cheap, showy manner・かざる)
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bedlam
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confusion, uproar
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begrudge
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to be resentful or reluctant
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belated
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late, delayed
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bellicose
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warlike; of a quarrelsome nature
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belittle
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to make seem less important
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belligerent
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warlike, aggressive
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benevolent
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kindly, charitable
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bent
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leaning, inclination, proclivity, tendency
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bereft
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deprived of 奪われた
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beseech
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to beg earnestly; to plea
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besiege
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to surround with hostile forces
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besiege
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to surround, plead persistently
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besmirch
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soil, stain, dim the reputation
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bias
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prejudice
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bigot
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a narrow-minded, prejudiced person
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bilious
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bad-tempered; bitter
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bizarre
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odd, peculiar, strange, weird
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blandish
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to coax with flattery・甘言でだます・
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blandish
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丸め込む、機嫌をとる
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blas└
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indifferent, not respective to excitement
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blatant
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disagreeably loud, very showy
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blemish
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to defame
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bliss
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extreme happiness, ecstasy
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blithe
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carefree, merry(のんき、陽気な)
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blow
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hit, shock, attack
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blunt
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plain spoken(単刀直入な、率直な)
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boast
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自慢する、誇る、鼻にかける
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boggle
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to hesitate or to be startled
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bogus
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counterfeit, fake
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boisterous
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cheerfully noisy or rough
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bolster
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to support; to uphold
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bona fide
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genuine
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boor
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a rude or insensitive person
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bountiful
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giving freely and generously; plentiful
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bowline
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縄の結び方のひとつ
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braid
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to interweave
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brash
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impudent, bold
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brazen
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bold; shameless
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brigand
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robber, bandit
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bristle
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stiffen with fear or anger
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broach
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bring up, announce, begin to talk about
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broach
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to begin discussion of
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brook
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to tolerate, endure, countenance
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brusque
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無愛想な、そっけない
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buff
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a fan, follower
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bulwark
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protection
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bumptious
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arrogant; disagreeably conceited
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burgeoned
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flourished, grew
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burglarize
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〜に泥棒に入る
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burnish
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to polish, rub to a shine
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burrow
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to move through earth(穴を掘って進む、潜伏する)
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buttress
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something that serves to support or reinforce
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byzantine
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labyrinthine, complex(複雑な、込み入った、奇怪な)
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