つれづれなる日々にいろどりを

平凡な日々の中に彩りを見つけられることを生きがいにしたい今日この頃 -日々の備忘録-

Daily English 2020.10.29

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. simplistic(短絡的な、過度に単純化した)

= Your reasoning is too simplistic.

 

5. stellar(素晴らしい、優れた)

= I was impressed by her stellar performance.

 

6. vehement(猛烈な、激しい)

= She was a vehement opponent of the Iraq war.

 

7. void(無効の)

= The election was declared void.

 

8. gaunt(やせこけた)

= She looked gaunt and frail.