Patently Ridiculous
infringe | to do something that is against a law or someone’s legal rights |
divert |
1. to change the use of something such as time or money 2. to change the direction in which something travels
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litigation | the process of taking claims to a court of law |
squabble |
to argue about something unimportant 類義語 quarrel |
understaffed | not having enough workers, or fewer workers than usual |
siphon | to dishonestly take money from a business, account etc to use it for a purpose for which it was not intended |
desperate |
1. willing to do anything to change a very bad situation, and not caring about danger 2. needing or wanting something very much |
filter all the way down to | ~に至るまで幅広く知れわたる |
hamper | to make it difficult for someone to do something |
secretive | a secretive person or organization likes to keep their thoughts, intentions, or actions hidden from others |
clamor |
1. a very loud noise made by a large group of people or animals 2. the expression of feelings of anger and shock by a large number of people – used especially in news reports |
alleviate | to make something less painful or difficult to deal with |
A Mysterious Page-turner
grille |
1. a frame with metal bars or wire across it that is put in front of a window or door for protection
2. the metal bars at the front of a car that protect the radiator |
antiquarian |
an antiquarian bookshop sells old books 古物研究家 |
stumble across |
to find or discover something by chance and unexpectedly 類義語 come across ~に出くわす |
stumble |
to walk in an unsteady way and often almost fall 類義語 stagger よろめく、遭遇する |
anonymous |
done, sent, or given by someone who does not want their name to be known 匿名の |
cipher |
a system of secret writing 類義語 code 暗号 |
friar |
a member of a religious group of Catholic men, who travelled around in the past teaching about Christianity and who were very poor 修道士 |
manuscript | 手書き原稿 |
cryptographer | 暗号を作成[使用・解読]する人 |
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surmise | 推量[推測]する |
medieval | 中世の |
herbalist | 薬草採集者 |
script | 台本、手書き |
glyph | 象形文字、〔伝達用の〕記号 |
discernible | 認識できる |
crack | 〔暗号を〕解読[解明]する |
hoax | でっち上げ、作り話 |
speculate | 熟考する、推測する |
syllable | 音節◆【語源】ギリシャ語 lambanein (= take) |
cluster | 集団、塊 |
phonetic law | 《言語学》音法則 |
scribe | 作家、新聞記者 |
on the spur of the moment | とっさの思い付きで、衝動的に |
spur | 〔乗馬の〕拍車 |
purport | 〔偽って〕~であると称する |
encryption | 暗号化 |
medievalist | 中世研究家、中世賛美者 |
controversy | 論争、論議 |
inscrutable | 不可解な |
frolic | はしゃぐ、浮かれ騒ぐ |
baffle | 途方に暮れさせる、困惑させる |