Vocabs-M

Question 1

to discriminate

Answer 1

VERB

to make an unjust or prejudicial distinction in the treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, sex, age, or disability.

● Covid vaccine passports could discriminate against the poor and those who don’t use digital devices.

Question 2

a courier

/ˈkʊr.i.ər/

Answer 2

NOUN

a person or company that takes messages, letters, or parcels from one person or place to another:

● I’m going to ship my PC through a courier company such as Yamato Transport.

Question 3

feng shui

Answer 3

NOUN

風水

Question 4

Chinese geomancy

Answer 4

NOUN

another word for feng shui

Question 5

somewhere down the river/road

Answer 5

PHRASE

川の先に/道の先に

Question 6

to free

Answer 6

VERB

to let someone escape; to set someone free

● The girl freed the bird.

Question 7

sluggish

Answer 7

ADJ.

tired and feeling like doing nothing; no energy;

● I was feeling sluggish yesterday because it was raining and muggy all day.

Question 8

industrialized

Answer 8

ADJ.

having developed a lot of industry:

● The rural village was gradually industrialized.

Question 9

habitat

Answer 9

NOUN

the natural environment in which an animal or plant usually lives:

● Because of global warming, polar bears are losing their habitat.

Question 10

Change is inevitable.

Answer 10

PHRASE

you can’t escape from changes.

Question 11

It made me look at a different perspective

Answer 11

PHRASE

違う視点で物事を見ることを教えてくれた。