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SAT MAJOR
AKAI SAT 5
| Term | Definition | 日本語 |
|---|---|---|
| acuity | sharpness (metal or visual) | 鋭さ |
| braggart | someone who boats | 自慢屋,大言を吐く人. |
| debunk | expose false claims or myths | 正体を暴露する,仮面をはぐ |
| epitomize | typify; characterize; personalize | …を縮図的[集約的]に示す;…の典型となる. |
| hidebound | rigid in opinions | 偏狭な,頑固な,偏屈な;ひどく保守的な. |
| languish | decay; fade away; get weaker | みじめに暮らす,捨てられて生きる |
| obsequious | servile; submissive | こびへつらいを示す,おもねる |
| polemical | causing debate or argument | 議論[論争]の,反論する;議論[反論]好きな. |
| restorative | atonic | 復旧[復活,回復]の. |
| thwart | prevent; frustrate | 目的達成を妨げる,じゃまをする, |
| adamant | forceful; inflexible | この上なく堅固で |
| brawny | muscular | 筋骨のたくましい,屈強な. |
| decathlon | an athletic competition with ten events | 十種競技 |
| equivocate | speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth | (あざむこうとして)あいまいな言葉を使う,言葉を濁す |
| hieroglyphics | 1; picture writing 2; writing which is difficult to read | 象徴的な;判読しにくい |
| larceny | theft; robbery; stealing | 窃盗 |
| obsession | a dominating concern | (妄想などが)取りつくこと;その状態 |
| ponderous | weighty; slow and heavy | 〈動作が〉のっそりした.2 〈文体・話し方などが〉重苦しい |
| retention | preservation; withholding | 保有,保存,保持[維持] |
| timorous | cowardly; fearful | 恐れて,(…を)こわがって,おびえて |
| adroit | skillful | 1.器用な.2 手際のよい |
| brevity | being brief | (時・期間の)短さ |
| decorum | dignified; correct behavior | 端正さ,礼儀正しさ |
| err | make a mistake | (判断などで)思い誤る,考え違いをする |
| hinder | obstruct | (判断などで)思い誤る,考え違いをする |
| largess | generosity | (目上の人からの)気前のよい贈与[援助] |
| obsolete | no longer valid | もう使われていない,すたれた |
| pontificate | speak pompously or dogmatically | 1 司教の職務を果たす. 2 尊大な態度を示す |
| reticent | restrained; holding something back | 黙りがちの,口の重い,無口の |
| tirade | stream of verbal abuse | 長く手きびしい非難 |