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トフル あかい 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| spectacular | dramatic; striking; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect |
| speculative | not based on fact or investigation |
| spur | incentive; a thing that prompts or encourages someone |
| incisive | suitable for cutting or piercing |
| stationary | immobile; steady; fixed |
| mar | blemish; damage; spike |
| stringent | tight; rigorous; strict |
| muse | meditate; contemplate; deliberate |
| abrupt | disconnected; sudden; marked by sudden changes in subject |
| abundant | plentiful; ample; copious |
| accelerate | quicken; speed up; increase in amount or extent |
| betray | discredit; mislead |
| bode | predict; foretell; |
| capture | reach; seize; take into one's possession or control by force |
| chamber | section; room; compartment |
| civil | courteous; polite; polite but not friendly : only as polite as a person needs to be in order to not be rude |
| diminish | decrease; lessen in size, extent, or range |
| discenible | to be able to recognize or identify as separate and distinct |
| discreet | cautious; considerable; prudent |
| obscure | ambiguous; unclear; difficult to understand : likely to be understood by only a few people |
| disdain | despise; scorn; condemn |
| obstruct | to block (something, such as a pipe or street) so that things cannot move through easily |
| notion | opinion; feeling; belief |
| operate | to function or behave in a proper or particular way : to use and control (something) |
| nurture | to help (something or someone) to grow, develop, or succeed : to take care of (someone or something that is growing or developing) by providing food, protection, a place to live, etc. |
| outlive | to live longer than (someone) : to continue to exist longer than (something) : to outlast (something) |
| plunge | to fall or jump suddenly from a high place : to fall or drop suddenly in amount, value, etc. |
| paramount | very important : of highest rank or importance |
| insist | to demand that something happen or that someone do something |
| persist | to continue to do something or to try to do something even though it is difficult or other people want you to stop |