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トフル あかい 20
Term | Definition | |
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initiate | to introduce into the knowledge of some art or subject. | He was concerned with the load fuel in his forest and decided to thin it out before initiating the burn. |
inject | to force or shoot in, such as a liquid | The venom of a rattlesnake is injected through fangs which fold back when the mouth is closed. |
injurious | causing harm or injury | In some cases, aggressive and/or self- injurious behavior may be present. |
lateral | of, at, toward, or from the side or sides | from the lateral view you can see how thick the wall really is |
latitude | freedom of action or choice | We weren't given much latitude in deciding how to do the job. |
launch | to go about the initial step of doing something | Although several successful mining ventures were launched, much of the hype was bogus. |
laurel | honor or distinction | After his triumphant victory, the military commander recovered his laurels. |
lava | matter flowing from a volcano that solidifies as it cools | Hawaii’s volcanoes are typically characterized by the relatively quiet outflow of very fluid lava and by sometimes spectacular lava fountains. |
morale | mental attitudes of a person, especially with regards to confidence and discipline | It is important to have high morale in a company so that productivity remains high. |
morpheme | the smallest meaningful unit of speech | A word may contain more than one morpheme, as in antiestablishment, in which there are three morphemes. |
mortality | the condition of being mortal; especially the nature of man, as having the nature to die | Of 14 studies on the mortality of firefighters, 11 found excess risk for brain cancer. |
municipal | belonging to a city | |
mushroom | to well up and spread out laterally from a central source | As the Earth’s population continues to mushroom, can ways be found to manage natural resources without causing ecological collapse? |
natal | of or connected with one’s birth | |
negotiate | to come to an agreement about | The customer wanted to negotiate over/about the price. |
neurologiccal | relating to the branch of medicine dealing with the nervous system | |
nocturnal | of or occurring the night | Many rattlesnakes are nocturnal, but they can also be seen during the daytime. |
nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony; characteristic of or occurring in the breeding season | |
inherit | to receive property from one who has died; to receive genetic characteristics from a parent | Another theory is the belief that these disorders can be inherited through family genes. |