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トフル あかい 22
Term | Definition | |
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hardy | capable of withstanding adverse conditions | Most of the soldiers were hardy young men. |
harness | to make use of, i.e. natural resources, especially to produce energy | Engineers are finding new ways to harness the sun's energy to heat homes. |
hatch | to cause to come into existence | They hatched a plot to overthrow the government. |
hazardous | involving risk, loss, or injury | These are hazardous chemicals that can cause death if inhaled. |
head-on | with the head or front making the initial contact | The two cars collided head-on. |
icon | an object of extreme devotion | He has become an icon in the movie business. |
ideology | the integrated assertion, theories and aims that constitue a sociopolitical program | The two groups divided along ideological lines. |
illegible | undecipherable; not understandable | He scribbled his name illegibly on the back of the envelope. |
immersion | the act of someone or something being absorbed or involved | We were surprised by his complete immersion in the culture of the island |
immune | having a high degree of resistance to a disease | She is immune to the power of advertising. |
lament | a crying out in grief; complaint | She lamented over the loss of her best friend. |
land | to gain, secure | to land a job |
landslide | downward and outward movement of soil and rock | They were buried under the landslide. |
larva | the immature, wingless, and often vermiform feeding form that hatches from the egg of many insects | The larva of a butterfly is called a caterpillar. |
lateral | of, at, toward, or from the side of sides | a lateral view of the human body [=a view from the side] |
latitude | freedom of action or choice | We weren't given much latitude in deciding how to do the job. |
magnanimous | generous | She was too magnanimous to resent all the things others had said to her. |
majestic | large and impressive in size, scope, or extent | mountains rising majestically above the surrounding hills |
makeshift | characterized as an usually crude and temporary substitute for something | A large box served as a makeshift table. |
malice | a desire to harm others or to see others suffer | an attack motivated by pure malice |
mandate | an authoritative indication to be obeyed | They carried out the governor's mandate to build more roads. |
mangle | to spoil, injure, or make incoherent especially through ineptitude | The newspaper mangled the story. [=it did not report the story correctly] |
laden | to load. to pile on, as burden | The song is laden with meaning and feeling. [=the song has/carries a lot of meaning and feeling] |