Themed Vocab Flashcards
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jaundice
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- 黄疸
- biased
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jejune
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- boring, insipid
- childish, imature
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bilious
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むかつく, irritable
cf. bile 胆汁
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choleric
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highly irascible
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sanguine
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optimistic, cheerful
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martinet
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a strict disciplinarian
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curmudgeon
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扱いにくいやつ
a grouchy, surly person
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reprobate
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堕落者
cf. reprove 非難する
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surly
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無愛想な
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sulk
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to remain silent and hold oneself aloof, すねる
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vitriol
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- 硫酸
- 辛辣なことば
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virago
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口やかましい女
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cardinal
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fundamental, of primary importance
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syncretic
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（諸派が）融合した
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ecclesiastical
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related to church
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parochial
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- narrow-minded, bioget
- 教会区の
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catholic
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universal
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reprisal
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報復
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excommunication
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破門
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desecrate
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to destroy (a sacred place)
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apostasy
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背教、離党
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sanctimonious
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self-righteous, holier-than-thou, hypocritical
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iconoclast
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- 偶像破壊する人
- somebody who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions
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fusty
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moldy, old-fashioned
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malfeasance
違法行為
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lascivious
refering to perversion
lecherous, prurient, libidinous
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embroiled
巻き込まれる、紛糾する
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imbroglio
embarassing, confusion situation
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sordid
汚い
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venality
taking bribes
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prevaricate
はぐらかす
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turpitute
depravity
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thrifty
spending money wisely
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spendthrift
spending lots of money
⇔ thrifty
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parsimonious
exrremely frugal
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sybarite
a person who indulges in luxury
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impecunious
penurious
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penurious
impecunious
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insolvent
can't pay bills
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affluent
wealthy
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profligate
spending recklessly
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destitute
extremely poor
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avarice
greed
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cupidity
greed for money
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fleece
to swindle, dupe, mulct
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acme
zenith, summit, pinnacle, apex
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pinnacle
apex, acme, summit, zenith
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untoward
inauspicious, unfavorable
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insouciant
nonchalant
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decry
to strongly disapprove
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underwrite
to financially support
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overweening
1. presumptuously arrogant
2. excessive, immoderate (ideas)
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jingoist
愛国主義者、主戦論
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hawkish
タカのような、強硬論者
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ferret
to search for something persistently
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cow
to intimidate
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dog
= hound
chase, badger, persue relentlessly
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badger
to pester repeatedly
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palimpsest
不完全に消された文章
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serendipitous
予期せず見つけた
n. serendipity
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defenstrate
～を窓から放り出す
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vituperation
invective, tirade, harangue, diatribe
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screed
an abusive rant that has become tedious and hackneyed
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amalgam
mixture
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slapdash
(adj) hasty
(adv) in a hasty manner
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heyday
pinnacle
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hodgepodge
confusing mixture, jumble
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aboveboard
honest, open
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thoroughgoing
absolute
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telltale
revealing
e.g. Some telltale signs of chronic smoking include yellow teeth etc.
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bibliophile
本好き
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peruse
to read very carefully
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disabuse
to set right (of ...)
e.g. I was disabused of the notion that Santa exists.
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meddlesome
officious
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ingenuous
candid, innocent, native, artless
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diabolical
extremely wicket like the devil
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emaciated
cadaverous, gaunt
死にそうなぐらいガリガリ
