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/'mɜrsɪnərɪ/;/-nɛrɪ/ a.
(傭兵) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army


Spelling Word: mercenary
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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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/'mɒtlɪ/ a. Syn. mixed; heterogeneous
(雑多) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety


Spelling Word: motley
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/'nɔ:tɪk(ə)l/ a. Syn. marine; maritime; naval
(味覚) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation


Spelling Word: nautical
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/nɒk'tɜrn(ə)l/ a. Syn. nightly
(夜行性) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night


Spelling Word: nocturnal
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/ə'blɪvɪəs/ a. Syn. forgetful
(紛失) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful


Spelling Word: oblivious
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/əb'tru:d/ v.
(出しゃばる) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude


Spelling Word: obtrude
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/ɒ'stɛnsɪb(ə)l/ a. Syn. apparent
(表向き) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown


Spelling Word: ostensible
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/'ɒstrəsaɪz/ v. Syn. ban
(追放) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote


Spelling Word: ostracize
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/pɪ'dəntɪk/ a. Syn. bookish
(衒学) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points


Spelling Word: pedantic