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/mɪ'tɪkjʊləs/ a. Syn. scrupulous; cautious
(細心) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details


Spelling Word: meticulous
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/'mɪsənθroʊp/ n.
(人間嫌い) one who hates or mistrusts mankind


Spelling Word: misanthrope
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/mɪs'noʊmə(r)/ n.
(誤称) error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object


Spelling Word: misnomer
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/nə'stældʒə/ n. Syn. homesickness
(ノスタルジー) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past.


Spelling Word: nostalgia
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/'ɒbdjʊrɪt/;/'ɑbdərɪt/ a. Syn. stubborn; inflexible
(頑固) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion


Spelling Word: obdurate
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/əb'sɛʃ(ə)n/ n. Syn. fascination; mania
(執着するのは) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion


Spelling Word: obsession
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/'ɒbsəli:t/ a. Syn. outmoded; antiquated
(時代遅れ) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated


Spelling Word: obsolete
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/pænɪ'dʒɪrɪk/ n.
(賛辞) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment


Spelling Word: panegyric
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/'pærəfreɪz/ v. Syn. restate; reword
(言い換え) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others


Spelling Word: paraphrase
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/'pɛdənt/ n.
(融通が利かない) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning


Spelling Word: pedant