equator / 南北に等しく分けたもの→赤道 cf. The nations located on the equator have very hot climates. equivocal / 等しい声→紛らわしい、はっきりしない cf. Her answer was rather equivocal. equivalent / 価値が等しい→同等のもの cf. Owen equaliz…

produce / 前に導く→生産する、取り出す cf. During the argument, one of the men produced a knife. introduce / 中に導く→紹介する、導入する cf. Will you introduce me to your wife? induce / 中に導く→〜する気にさせる cf. An advertisement induced…

abduct / 外に導く→誘拐する cf. A Japanese tourist was abducted in Spain. induct / 中に導く→就任させる、任命する cf. His son was inducted into the army last week. conduct / 共に導く→導く、案内する、指揮する cf. The concert was conducted by …

contradict / 反対のことを言う→矛盾する cf. The witness sometimes gave contradictory answers. verdict / 真実を言う→判決、判断、決定 cf. The jury reached a unanimous verdict of guilty. predict / 前もって言う→予言する、予測する cf. It was pre…

excursion / 外に走る→遠足、小旅行 cf. We're going to an excursion to Nikko tomorrow. current / 流れ cf. They were rowing against the current. recur / 再び流れる→再発する cf. If the problem recurs, I'll see my doctor about it.

crucify / 十字架にする→責める、はりつけにする、酷評する cf. He crucified me for staying out till midnight. cruise / 十字を描く→巡遊する、巡行する cf. They cruised down the Nile. crouch / 腰を曲げる→かがむ cf. The lion was crouching in the …

increase / 上に成長する→増加する cf. The price of rice has increased by 20%. recruit / 再び成長する→採用する cf. Many workers were recruited from the local colleges. create / 創造する cf. God created the heaven and the earth.

core / 中心、芯、核心 cf. It took quite a while to get to the core of problem. accord / 心を一つの方向へ向ける→一致、協定 cordial / 心からの、思いやりのある cf. Everyone in the class was cordial to each other.

conclude / 完全に閉じる→結論を下す cf. The Catholic church continues to exclude women from the priesthood. enclose / 中に閉じる→同封する、囲む cf. I enclose a check for $200 in this ecvelope. secluded / 離れて閉じる→人里離れた cf. We drove…

deceive / 人から物をつかむ→だます cf. It was a deliberate attempt to deceive the public. perceive / 完全につかむ→理解する cf. I perceived something moving in the shadows. conceive / 共につかむ→妊娠する cf. His wife is unable to conceive.

ancestor / 祖先、先駆者 cf. The three species were evolved from a single ancestor. excess / 過度、超過 cf. Don't drink to excess. predecessor / 前任者 cf. Mr. Smith is my predecessor as manager.

escape / 頭が外にでる→逃げる、逃れる cf. Several prisoners have escaped from the jail. capital / 頭となるもの→資本金、大文字、首都 cf. His business was started with a capital of $3000. decapitate / 頭が離れる→首を切る cf. The president's a…

astronomy / 天文学 cf. The cost of the new government project is astronomical. constellation / 星座 cf. The constellation of Orion can be seen in winter. asteroid / 小惑星 cf. There are innumerable asteroids between Mars and Jupiter.

annuity / 年金 cf. The old man receives a small annuity. perennial / 多年生の、永続的な cf. He planted perenial roses in the garden. annals / 記録、...史 cf. This is one of the most unusual cases in the annals of crime.

alien / 外国の、異質な cf. When I first went to London, it all felt very alien to me. alienate / 疎外する、遠ざける cf. Her comments alienated a lot of young voters. alias / 別名、偽名 She checked into the hotel under an alias.