今日の単語。 1. superfluous（不必要な、余計な） = Which of the following phrases contains a superfluous word? 2. venerable（尊敬すべき、由緒ある） = He is a venerable man. 3. outgoing（社交的な） = She has an outgoing personality. 4. simpl…
今日の単語。 1. frugal（つましい、質素な） = She leads a frugal life. 2. hygienic（衛生的な、清潔な） = Food must be stored in hygienic conditions. 3. insipid（風味のない、気の抜けた） = The soup was tepid and insipid. 4. intangible（漠然…
今日の単語。 1. cryptic（謎めいた、不可解な） = The titles of the author's books are always cryptic. 2. neural（神経の） = The sensation is transmitted to the brain via neural pathways. 3. daunting（気が遠くなるような、きつい） = Cooking f…
今日の単語。 1. derisive（あざけるような、ばかにした） = She looked at me with a derisive expression. 2. diffident（自信のない、遠慮がちな） = He gave his answer with a diffident smile. 3. feasible（実現可能な） = Doyou think the plan is f…
今日の単語。 1. fiscal（財政上の） = The government must undertake fiscal reforms. 2. obligatory（義務的な） = voting is obligatory for all citizens 18 years of age and older. 3. sublime（崇高な、豪華な） = Moxart's "Requiem" is one of the…
今日の単語。 1. fervent（熱心な） = He is a fervent supporter of the Republican Party. 2. buoyant（上昇傾向の） = The stock market has been buoyant over the past few months. 3. paltry（ごくわずかな） = The company's sales have increased by…
今日の単語。 1. frantic（必死の、大慌ての） = Neighbors made frantic attempts to rescue him. 2. perilous（危険な） = The country's economy is in a perilous state. 3. judicious（賢明な、分別のある、慎重な） = I thought that the judge's deci…
今日の単語。 1. exuberant（元気いっぱいの） = She is young and exuberant. 2. gullible（だまされやすい） = Gullible people tend to think that they won't get fooled. 3. squeamish（吐き気を催す） = Some people are squeamish about needles. 4. …
今日の単語。 1. erroneous（誤った、間違った） = We tend to make erroneous judgements based on our first impressions. 2. latent（潜在的な、隠れている） = The girl has a latent talent for music. 3. pungent（鼻を刺す様な、刺激のある） = There…
今日の単語。 1. opulent（豪華な、裕福な） = He lives in an opulent mansion. 2. exponential（急激な） = The country is experiencing exponential economic growth. 3. rustic（素朴な、田舎らしい） = We stayed in a rustic cabin with a fireplace.…
今日の単語。 1. ulterior（秘められた、隠された） = He must have an ulterior motive for visiting me. 2. microscopic（微細な） = Police found microsopic traces of the victim's blood in the suspect's home. 3. hefty（多額の） = The man made a …
今日の単語。 1. pamper（甘やかす） = He has grown up being pampered. 2. pry（詮索する） = Don't pry into my life. 3. repatriate（本国に送還する） = Approximately 2.000 refugees were forcibly repatriated. 4. rumble（ゴロゴロ鳴る） = My stom…
今日の単語。 1. forgo（～なしで済ませる、断念する） = Under the bad economic situation, many people are forgoing vacations. 2. concoct（でっち上げる） = She concocted a story about being kidnapped. 3. defame（中傷する、名誉を棄損する） = T…
今日の単語。 1. muffle（消す、包む） = Her voie was muffled by the loud music. 2. decipher（解読する） = The agents have yet to decipher the code. 3. impound（押収する） = The suspect's cell phone was impounded by the police. 4. repress（…
今日の単語。 1. surmount（克服する） = There are many obstacles to be surmounted. 2. taunt（あざける、なじる） = His classmates taunted him about his clothes. 3. expunge（削除する） = His remarks were expunged from the record. 4. flounder…
今日の単語。 1. empower（自立する力を与える、裁量権を与える） = The program is designed to empower refugees. 2. engender（引き起こす、抱かせる） = The film engendered controversy. 3. enlighten（啓発する） = A teacher's job is to enlighten …
今日の単語。 1. beguile（だます、欺く） = He was completely beguiled by her charms. 2. revamp（刷新する） = The high school revamped its curriculum last year. 3. haggle（交渉する） = He haggled over the price of the car. 4. defraud（金をだ…
今日の単語。 1. emancipate（解放する、自由にする） = In the US, slaves were officially emancipated in 1863. 2. snub（冷たくあしらう、無視する） = She felt snubbed because he had left so quickly. 3. discern（見分ける、見抜く） = The Hubble …
今日の単語。 1. rescind（無効にする、廃止する） = The court rescinded the comtract. 2. insinuate（遠回しに言う） = She insinuated that I was wrong. 3. revere（尊敬する） = He was revered as a national hero. 4. amass（蓄積する、集める） = H…
今日の単語。 1. mitigate（軽蔑する） = The government has tried to mitigate poverty by increasing expenditure on social welfare. 2. jeoparadize（危険にさせる、危うくする） = The scandal has jeoparadized his future as a politician. 3. corro…
今日の単語。 1. scuttle（駄目にする） = Bad weather wcuttled the launch of the Space Shuttle. 2. scour（探し回る） = Detectives scoured the crime scene for clues. 3. desdain（軽蔑する） = I disdain people who think they are better than oth…
今日の単語。 1. consolidate（強化する、確固たるものとする） = We need to consolidate our position in the Chinese market. 2. emanate（出る、発散する） = A sweet smell was emanating from the flowers. 3. erode（侵食する） = Waves erode coastl…
今日の単語。 1. impede（妨げる） = The search for the missing people was impeded by bad weather. 2. perpetrate（犯す、働く） = He was accused of perpetrating human rights violations. 3. gauge（読み取る） = It is always difficult to gauge p…
今日の単語。 1. harness（利用する、動力化する） = Wind can be harnessed to generate electricity. 2. curb（抑制する） = The country will take steps to curb inflation. 3. ensue（続いて起こる） = He showed up unexpectedly and an argument ensu…
今日の単語。 1. facilitate（容易にする、促進する） = The Internet has facilitated communication among people at different locations. 2. impair（低下させる、損なう） = Prolonged exposure to loud noises can impair hearing. 3. dispatch（派遣…
今日の単語。 1. disrupt（中断させる） = The event was disrupted by heavy rain. 2. hoard（ため込む） = Some exporters have hoarded their crops in the expectation of higher prices. 3. solicit（求める） = The company solicited funds from inve…
今日の単語。 1. nullify（無効にする） = The contract was nullified due to public opposition. 2. quench（のどの渇きを癒す） = I quenched my thirst with spring water. 3. veer（向きを変える、曲がる） = The car suddenly veered to the left. 4. …
今日の単語。 1. invigorate（元気づける） = His words invigorated her. 2. deter（抑止する） = Some say that nuclear weapons deter war. 3. prosecute（起訴する） = The suspect was prosecuted for fraud. 4. disparage（けなす） = Critics dispara…
今日の単語。 1. incite（扇動する、駆り立てる） = The religious leader was arrested for inciting a riot. 2. pique（刺激する、そそる） = His story piqued my interest. 3. manifest（表す） = The mother manifested her love for her daughter. 4. …
今日の単語。 1. deregulate（～を自由化する。規制緩和する） = The airline industry was deregulated in the US in 1978. 2. censure（けん責する、非難する） = The officer was censured for negligence of duty. 3. entail（伴う、含む） = Having a f…
