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a lot of

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a myriad of a plethora of The author suggests a myriad of solution for the problem.

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says

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asserts The author asserts that the issue is lacking simple solutions.

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bad

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egregious The author asserts that other solutions to the problem are simply egregious.

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wrong

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erroneous The author’s solutions for the problem were merely erroneous and absurd ideas.

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causes

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engenders The author is not at all erroneous when she asserts that solving the problem will engender a better quality of life.

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uses

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employs, make use of, avail oneself of, The author employs rhetorical questions in order to assert her beliefs in a more persuasive manner.

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important

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salient

The author’s most salient solution is rather egregious, because one can assert that her suggestions would fail to solve the problem.

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thinks

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reasons, opine, consider, regard, hold The author reasons that we can solve the problem if we all work together, but the methods she asserts will help us do so are egregious.

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good

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advantageous The author’s most salient solution is her most advantageous, as one can reason that it would effectively solve the problem.

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motivates

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galvanizes If the writer aims to galvanize his readers, he or she is basically calling the reader to action, to stand up against egregious crimes, erroneous accusations, or a myriad of other injustices.

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makes/ produce/ writes

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crafts The speaker crafts his lecture by including a myriad of allusions to other salient speeches

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proves

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substantiate vindicate confirm justify

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mean / harsh

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caustic bitter abrasive

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explain

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elucidate Could you elucidate that concept so that I can fully grasp it?

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obscure

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esoteric

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hasty, careless

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perfunctory The customer made a perfunctory review of the sales agreement before he signed.

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face, side, plane

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facet

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all over, everywhere, worldwide

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ubiquitous

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make, enable

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facilitate expedite He facilitated a solution by lending his expertise. 彼は専門知識を提供して解決を容易にした。 expedite a peaceful settlements of the conflict in ～における紛争の平和的解決を促進する。

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criticize

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decry, excoriate, gainsay rightly decried someone’s view 人の意見を正論で批判する。 excoriate the death penalty 死刑を激しく批判する。

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difficulty

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大変さ、苦痛 hardship, tribulation 問題 predicament, dilemma, quandary, plight, conundrum

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be faced with

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confront, come up against, withstand, encounter, experience

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Start

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Commence, introduce, pioneer, embark on , bring into existence, launch, kick off,

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Improve, develop

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Ameliorate, modernize, upgrade.

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Understand

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Apprehend, appreciate,

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Deal with

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Wrestle with, cope with

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heavy (task)

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onerous, arduous, laborious, strenuous, demanding, burdensome, laborious, exacting, exigent The problems of success, however onerous they may be, are always preferable to the problems of failure.

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consequence, result, effect

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repercussion The collapse of the bank had broad repercussions for the whole industry.

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Mean

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Denote His smile denoted that he agreed. Denote a decrease in Indicate,

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Unsafe, uncertain, unreliable

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Precarious Precarious assumption

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at first glance, seems to be,

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prima facie (adv) Although a prima facie attractive idea, it is easy to think of counter-examples.

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accustomed to

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inured to They were so numerous that I became inured to the pain and began to view it as being just a part of “normal” life. その数があまりにも多かったため、苦痛になれてしまい、私はそんな生活がごく「普通：のものであるかのように感じるまでになってしまいました。

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typical

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archetypal, quintessential embody the archetypal essence of Japanese female. 日本女性の典型的な本質を具現化する quintessential problem posed by aging of society. 高齢化のもたらす典型的な問題

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it is clear that

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It is plain that It is unequivocal that It is beyond doubt that It is apparent that It is unambiguous that

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decrease, reduce, lessen

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abate, diminish, attenuate abate the traffic noise diminish a drug’s effects attenuate the degree of ~

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worsen

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exacerbate, aggravate, intensify

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harmful

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noxious, deleterious, detrimental

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prevent O from M

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forestall, restrain, hinder, hamper, impede, deter, preclude

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avert (災害などを防ぐ)

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thwart, obviate

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foil （失敗させる)

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stymie, thwart, hamper, frustrate

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obscure, blur

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obfuscate Politicians often obfuscate the truth by talking a lot. 政治家たちは、たくさんしゃべって真実をぼかすことがよくある。

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relevant

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pertinent, germane, congruous, apropos The advice in this book is germane to real-life problems.

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idealistic, unrealistic

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quixotic, Utopian,

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Weak (understanding, evidence)

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Tenuous

flimsy

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Show that

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demonstrate that

reveal that

indicate that,

display that,

provide ample evidence that

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そう言うわけだから

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Such being the case,

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他の条件が同じならば

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Other things being equal, Ceteris paribus Secularity is deduced as efficient responses to ceteris paribus conditions of effective competition and maximization of utility.

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insist that

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maintain that, assert that, claim that, contend that

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ごますり

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Sycophant She became a real sycophant when she wanted her boss to provide a good referral.

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sparking, glittering, flashing, bright

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scintillating

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exchange, swap, trade-off, compensation

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quid pro quo, as a quid pro quo for~ ～の見返りとして

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incorrect conclusion, inference

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a non sequitur The politician’s excuse for his lies was a non-sequitur that had nothing to do with the facts.

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reliable

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dependable, unfailing,

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unease, discontent, depression, discomfort,

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malaise

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Change

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Revolutionize, transform, restructure(改革), transfigure(外観), reorganize

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Diverse, wide-ranging

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Eclectic, multifarious (様々なものから構成されるという意味では、heterogeneous) (様々なという意味では、manifold)

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Old

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Old-fashioned, outmoded, our of date, dated, bygone, passé, obsolescent, quaint

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Create, form

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Fashion Fashion a career as Fashion a compelling narrative Fashion a dress put of Fashion a new international order Fashion a new relationship between

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Describe

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Depict, portray, set forth, delineate

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Hinder, impede,

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Hamstring Hamstring public diplomacy effort to a hopeless extent. 広報外交事業を絶望的な機能不全に陥らせる。

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Because

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Inasmuch as

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Convenient, beneficial,

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Expedient ⇄inexpedient

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Appropriate

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Apropos, felicitous, pertinent

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Easy

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Straightfoward

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There are many X in Y

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Y is rife with X This argument is rife with holes and assumptions.

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try

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Strive, endeavor, struggle, exert oneself

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very (マイナスな感情を強く)

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outrageously, terribly, disturbingly

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go against (不利にはたらく)

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punish, penalize Our tax rules penalize venture capital. No other nation punishes the “uneducated” as harshly as the United States

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worry about

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be anxious about, fret about

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格差を縮小する

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narrow the chasm between the rich and everyone else

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Until now

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Heretofore The idea, heretofore ignored, is…

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As far as the law allows

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Within the ambit of the law

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for three consecutive days

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for the third consecutive year

(3年連続で)

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in danger of

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be teetering on the brink of

瀬戸際にある

The company is teetering on the brink of being delisted from the NASDAQ.

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In reality

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as it is

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important

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crucial

(extremely important)

significant

(amount or effect large enough to be important)

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common

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universal,

ubiquitous

(if something is ubiquitous, it seems to be everywhere)

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abundant

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ample

(enough and usually extra)

plentiful

(enough for people’s needs and wants)

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stick

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adhere

cling

(hold on something tightly)

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neglect

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ignore

(difference: neglect means someone has not paid enough attention to something;

ignore means no attention)

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near

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adjacent

(two things next to each other)

adjoin (the same as adjacent)

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pursue

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woo

(man woos woman, old-fashioned)

seek

(if you seek sth, you try to obtain it. FORMAL)

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accurate

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precise

(precise is exact and accurate in all details)

exact

(correct in every detail)

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vague

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obscure

(unknown or known by only a few people)

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top

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peak

summit

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competitor

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rival

opponent

(especially in sports and politics)

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blame

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condemn

(if you condemn something, you say it is very bad and unacceptable)

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opinion

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perspective

standpoint

(means looking at an event or situation in a particular way)

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fame

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prestige

(describe those who are admired)，

reputation

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build

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erect

(you can erect something as buildings, FORMAL)

establish

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insult

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humiliate

(do something or say something which makes people feel ashamed or stupid)

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complain

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grumble

(complain something in a bad-tempered way)

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primary

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radical (very important and great in degree)， fundamental

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relieve

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alleviate

(alleviate means you make pain or sufferings less intense or severe)

extenuate

(old?)

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force

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coerces into

(coerce means you make someone do something s/he does not want to)，compel

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enlarge

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magnify

(magnify means make something larger than it really is)

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complex

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intricate

(if something is intricate, it often has many small parts and details)

convoluted

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lonely

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solitary

(if someone is solitary, there is no one near him/her)

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small

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minuscule

(very small)

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praise

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extol

(stronger than praise)

compliment

(polite and political)

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hard-working

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assiduous

(someone who is assiduous works hard or does things very thoroughly)

industrious

dilligent

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difficult

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arduous

(if something is arduous, it is difficult and tiring, and involves a lot of efforts)

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poor (soil)

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barren,

infertile

(used to describe the soil is so poor that plants cannot be planted on it)

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fragile

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brittle,

vulnerable

(someone who is vulnerable is easily hurt emotionally or physically)

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show

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demonstrate

(to demonstrate a fact means tp make it clear to people)

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big

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massive

(large in size, quantity, or extent)，

colossal

(use this word, you emphasize something’s large)，tremendous

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avoid

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shun

(if someone shuns something, s/he deliberately avoid that something or keep away from it)

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fair

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impartial

(someone who is impartial is able to give a fair opinion or decision on something)

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attack

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assault

(physically attack someone)，

assail (attack violently)

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dislike

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abhor

(abhor means you hate something to a extreme extent for moral reasons)，

loathe

(dislike very much)

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ruin

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devastate

(it means damage something very badly, or utterly destroy it)

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always

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invariably

(the same as always, but better than always)

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forever

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perpetual

(a perpetual state never changes)，

immutable

(something immutable will never change or be changed)

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surprise

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startle

(it means surprise you slightly)，

astound(surprise you to a large degree)，

astonish(the same as astound)

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enthusiasm

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zeal

(a great enthusiasm)，

fervency

(sincere and enthusiasm)

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quiet

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tranquil

(calm and peaceful)，

serene

(calm and quiet)

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expensive

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exorbitant

(it means too expensive that it should be)

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luxurious

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lavish(impressive and very expensive)， sumptuous(grand and very expensive)

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boring

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tedious

(if you describe something tedious, you mean it is boring and frustrating)

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respect

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esteem

(if you esteem someone, you respect and admire him/her. FORMAL)

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worry

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fret

(if you fret about something, you worry about it)

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cold

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chilly(unpleasantly cold)， icy(extremely cold)

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hot

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boiling

(very hot)

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dangerous

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perilous

(very dangerous),

hazardous

(dangerous, especially to people’s safety and health)

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nowadays

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currently

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only

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unique

(the only one of its kind)，

distinctive;

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stop

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cease

(if something ceases, it stops happening or existing)

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part

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component

(the components of something are the parts that it is made of)

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result

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consequence

(the results or effects of something)

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based on

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derived from

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quite

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fairly

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pathetic

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lamentable

(very uncomfortable and disappointing)

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field

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domain

(a particular field of thought, activities or interest)

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appear

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emerge

(come into existence)

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whole

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entire

(the whole of something)

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wet

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moist

(slightly wet)，

damp

(slightly wet)，

humid

(very damp and hot)

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difficult

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formidable

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change

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convert

(change into another form)

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careful

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cautious

(very careful in order to avoid danger)， prudent(careful and sensible)

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ability

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capacity

capability

(the same as ability)

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strange

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eccentric

(if some one is eccentric, s/he behaves in a strange way, or his/her opinion is different from most people)

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rich

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affluent

(if you are affluent, you have a lot of money)

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use

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utilize (the same as use)

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dubious

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skeptical

(if you are skeptical about something, you have doubts on it。)

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satisfy

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gratify

(if you are gratified by something, it gives you pleasure and satisfaction)

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short

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fleeting,

ephemeral

(if something is ephemeral, it lasts a short time)

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scholarship

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fellowship

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angry

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enraged

(extremely angry)

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smelly

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malodorous

(used to describe an unpleasant smell)

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ugly

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hideous

(if something is hideous, it is very ugly or unattractive)

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attractive

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appealing

(pleasing and attractive)，

absorbing

(something absorbing can attract you a great deal)

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diverse

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miscellaneous

(a miscellaneous groups consists of many different kinds of things)

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disorder

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disarray,

chaos

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crazily

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frantically

(used to describe someone who behaves in a wild and uncontrolled way)

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rapid

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meteoric

(ATTENTION: meteoric is only used to describe someone achieves success quickly)

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ordinary

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mundane

(very ordinary and not at interesting or unusual)

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despite

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notwithstanding

(FORMAL)

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best

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optimal

(used to describe the best level something can achieve)

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sharp

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acute

(severe and intense)

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unbelievable

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inconceivable

(if you deem something inconceivable, you think it very unlike to happen )

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puzzle

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perplex

(something perplex someone means it confuses and worries him/her because he/she does not understand it)

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method

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avenue

(away of getting something done)

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famous

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distinguished(used to describe people who are successful in their career)

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ancient

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archaic

(extremely old and extremely old-fashioned)

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decorate

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embellish

(embellish means make something look more attractive via decorating it with something else)

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possible

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feasible

(if something is feasible, it can be done, made or achieved)

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so

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consequently, accordingly

168
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rare

A

infrequent

(doesn’t happen often)

169
Q

greedy

A

rapacious

(greedy and selfish)

170
Q

necessarily

A

inevitably

There is such a large interest in music video that MTV will inevitably popular here.

unavoidably

This attitude will unavoidably result in grave effects in the U.S.-Japan relationship.

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