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STEP 1 2008-1
英検1級 2
Question | Answer |
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reconvene | to come together or assemble, usually for some public purpose |
appease | to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe |
apprehend | to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority |
relapse | to fall or slip back into a former state, practice, etc. |
reassimilate | to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb |
rebuff | check; repel; refuse; drive away |
resuscitate | to revive, especially from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
contrition | sincere penitence or remorse |
insurrection | an act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion, or resistance against civil authority |
propagation | transmission or dissemination; multiplication or increase, as by natural reproduction |
erudition | knowledge acquired by study, research, etc.; learning |
blotche | a large, irregular spot or blot. |
tatter | a torn piece hanging loose from the main part, as of a garment or flag. |
swathe | a band of linen or the like in which something is wrapped |
splice | to join together or unite (two ropes or parts of a rope) by the interweaving of strands. |
plague | an epidemic disease that causes high mortality |
repel | to drive or force back ; to thrust back or away |
augment | to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent |
intimidate | to make timid; fill with fear; scare |
infatuate | to inspire or possess with a foolish or unreasoning passion, as of love |
abhorrent | utterly opposed, or contrary, or in conflict |
prescient | having knowledge of things or events before they exist or happen; having foresight |
ambient | of the surrounding area or environment |
succinct | expressed in few words; concise; terse |
stipulation | a condition, demand, or promise in an agreement or contract |
premonition | a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event |
collation | a light meal that may be permitted on days of general fast. |
staid | of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious |
penitent | feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment; repentant |
emulation | effort or desire to equal or excel others |
reprimand | a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority |
elocution | a person's manner of speaking or reading aloud in public |