ESL ACT Vocabulary

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n. Syn. attention; acclaim; appreciation
(認識) acceptance ; appreciation; approval


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a. Syn. country; rustic
(農村) country; relating to [___] areas


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v. Syn. ascend; weigh
(スケール) climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers


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v. Syn. cut; reduce
(スラッシュ) cut; reduce largely


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n.
(色相) colored band produced when beam of light passes through a prism; a range of values


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n.
(スカッシュ) a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets; crush; press; depress


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n. Syn. balance; constancy
(安定) balance; constancy


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v. Syn. contaminate; corrupt
(汚染) contaminate; cause to lose purity; affect with or as if with a disease; corrupt morally


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n.
(タペストリー) a heavy textile with a woven design


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n.
(望遠鏡) a magnifier of images of distant objects


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