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プロローグ ユニットONE accumulate/civilization/claim/considerable/context/framework/individual/investment/ literally/metaphorically/original/policy/process/resources/role/specific/strategy/text/ tradition/unique （コラム）主張の濃淡 Claimer vs. Claimer ユニットTWO absolute/analyze/categorize/condition/conscious/effective/efficient/innate/involve/ maintain/mechanism/necessarily/observe/phenomenon/preference/significance/source/substance/technical/ultimate （コラム）多義語の用法 Usage Conditions ユニットTHREE controversy/create/dismantle/enable/entitled/fundamental/heritage/identity/indispensable/ inspire/material/obligation/occupation/particularly/perspective/recognize/sophisticated/ stable/transcend/unfortunately （コラム）行為・行動に関する語彙 Clear for Action ユニットFOUR breakthrough/capability/collaborate/comparison/conclusive/conjecture/develop/dimension/ exhibit/general/insight/intense/margin/probability/reflect/research/surmise/symmetrical/ trait/unify （コラム）能力に関する語彙 Capacity Unlimited ユニットFIVE authority/circumstances/consider/crucial/debate/deliberately/designated/establish/ hypothesis/incorporate/inevitably/negligible/objective/potenial/propose/radically/ realistic/sample/theoretical/universal （コラム）英単語の起源 Ancient Origins ユニットSIX account/adequate/ambiguous/apparent/consequence/consistent/demonstrate/description/ dynamics/essential/implication/interpret/physical/remark/revise/sense/severe/subjective/ substitute/witness （コラム）仮定・解釈に関する表現 Guess What? ユニットSEVEN access/alternative/base...on.../concentrate/consist of.../construct/determine/encapsulate /exclusively/explicit/focus/functional/gradual/interaction/objection/projection/respective /subside/suggest/symbol （コラム）主語と動詞の相性 Compatible Subjects ユニットEIGHT accept/affiliate/array/characterize/chronic/concomitant/construe/counterpart/critical/ disproportional/ideology/inherent/network/parameter/reductionist/regulate/selective/ stress/subsequent/unwarranted （コラム）時に関する語彙 A Matter of Time ユニットNINE actual/capital/collapse/commodity/contamination/definite/dominant/eradicate/furthermore/ global/impose/mutually/nature/realize/register/revolution/ritual/tenuous/undermine/virtual （コラム）定冠詞のザ・規則 The Definite Article ユニットTEN assimilate/boundless/common/communal/component/distinction/diversity/evident/extraordinary /facet/generation/juxtapose/modern/predominantly/represent/stereotype/strive/trace/ undoubtedly/utilize （コラム）接頭辞入門 A Prelude to Prefixes ユニットELEVEN absurd/aware/balance/barely/capacity/cease/chronology/cite/collate/currently/indicate/ normative/occurrence/rigid/skewed/spiral/stabilize/standardize/stem/strictly （コラム）証拠の確実性 Certain Uncertainties ユニットTWELVE apply/articulate/certain/coincidence/comprehensible/constitute/continuous/differentiate/ engage/heterogeneity/independent/negotiation/obvious/previous/ramification/reference/ rigorous/sphere/subordination/trajectory （コラム）英文和訳から翻訳へ Transformational Translation ユニットTHIRTEEN according to/animosity/arrangement/artificial/assume/counteract/double-edged/facilitate/ frequency/intended/manipulate/motivation/nonetheless/principle/refinement/relatively/ repertoire/sequence/tacit/tangible （コラム）言語使用域と語彙 Cash In on Register ユニットFOURTEEN accurate/advocate/ancestor/attitude/culmination/detect/elementary/finite/fruition/ impressed/initiative/manifestation/postulated/progress/prominent/radiate/ratio/saturated/ unparalleled/variable （コラム）変わりゆく要注意表現　Speaking of the Unspeakable 解答例 単語索引