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トフル あかい 18
| Term | Definition | Example |
|---|---|---|
| acquisition | the act of successfully coming into possession of something | The museum has put its latest acquisitions on display. |
| actualize | to make real or to put into effect | Several years passed before any profits from the enterprise actualized |
| aesthetic | showing good taste | The basic aesthetics of television are not that different from those of movies. |
| apparatus | something, as a machine, devised for a particular function | The right exercise apparatuses help an athlete to increase muscular strength and endurance. |
| cardiovascular | of the heart and the blood vessels as a unified body system | About one of every two Americans dies of cardiovascular disease |
| cavalry | combat troops mounted originally on horses but most often in motorized armored vehicles | The cavalry were brought in to support the mission. |
| charm | the power of quality or attracting | He keeps a horseshoe as a good luck charm. |
| cluster | a number of entities making up or considered a unit | A small cluster of people had gathered at the scene of the accident.l |
| collide | to come together or come up against with force | Two football players collided with each other on the field. |
| embrace | to encircle, to surround, or to enclose | He embraced her warmly/lovingly/tenderly. |
| empirical | based solely on experiment and observation rather than theory | They collected plenty of empirical data/evidence from their experiments. |
| encase | to cover something completely; to enclose something | Ice encased the trees and power lines after the storm. |
| endanger | to subject to danger or destruction | The severe drought has endangered crops throughout the area. |
| generic | of or relating to a whole group or class | “Flu” is sometimes used as a generic term/name for any illness caused by a virus. |
| glacier | a mass of land ice formed by an accumulation of snow on high ground | |
| groaning | making a deep sound expressing pain, grief, disappoint | After the accident, there were groaning sounds, indicating that there was someone trapped underneath the vehicle. |
| immortality | endless life after death | Alchemists searched for an elixir that would produce immortality. |
| imperceptible | so small as to be undiscernible | These changes will be imperceptible to most people. |
| incentive | something that causes and encourages a given response | Aluminum has a high market value and continues to provide an economic incentive to recycle. |
| inhabitant | one who lives in a place for an extended period of time | Moon is essentially devoid of water, so no underground supplies could be used by lunar inhabitants. |
| insomnia | habitual sleeplessness | People may suffer from insomnia because of extreme stress. |
| malfunction | to work improperly due to mechanical difficulties | A software problem is causing the system to malfunction. |
| mandate | an authoritative indication to be obeyed | They carried out the governor's mandate to build more roads. |
| manure | solid waste from farm animals that is used to make soil better for growing plants | fertilizers made from animal manures |
| massacre | the savage killing of many victims | The infamous massacre of more than 200 Sioux at Wounded Knee, South Dakota |
| menace | regarded as a danger to someone or something | Those dogs are a menace to the neighborhood. |
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