CEFR B2 レベルの英単語

A member of a criminal gang

ギャング、暴力団員

Free from germs; unable to reproduce; unproductive or uninspiring

無菌の；不妊の；不毛な、味気ない

Tasting of salt; (informal) irritated or bitter

塩辛い、しょっぱい；（口語で）不機嫌な、むっとした

An industrial plant for purifying raw materials such as oil or sugar

精製所、精錬所

Clearly visible and attracting attention

目立つ、人目を引く

To severely damage or disable; a person with serious physical impairment

機能を麻痺させる、損なう

A narrative poem or song, often romantic or sentimental

バラッド、民謡；バラード

A person who drives or travels in a motor vehicle

車を運転する人、ドライバー

To exile someone; to drive away thoughts or feelings

追放する；払いのける

To give or confer something, especially as a gift or honour

（贈り物・栄誉などを）授ける、贈る

A mistaken belief or wrong idea

誤解、思い違い

A task or enterprise undertaken; a formal promise

事業、仕事、企て；約束、保証

To break down food; to absorb information; a summary of written material

消化する；理解する；要約、ダイジェスト

To block or obstruct; a blockage; a wooden-soled shoe

詰まらせる、ふさぐ；障害物；木靴

Deserving attention; remarkable

注目に値する、顕著な

A large decorative feather or feather-like shape; to preen proudly

羽毛、羽飾り；煙の柱

Careless and untidy; wet and messy

ずさんな、だらしない；水っぽい、ぬかるんだ

A difficult or unpleasant situation that is hard to escape

苦境、窮地

Paying close attention; considerate and courteous

注意深い；思いやりのある

A domesticated animal related to the horse; informally, a foolish person

ロバ；まぬけ

Excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements; something worthless or futile

虚栄心、うぬぼれ；むなしさ

To touch lightly causing laughter or twitching; the sensation of being tickled

くすぐる；楽しませる；くすぐったさ

To press into a smaller space; a cloth pad applied to the body for treatment

圧縮する、押し縮める；湿布

Subject to death; a human being

死すべき運命の；致命的な；人間

Electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter than visible light; ultraviolet light

紫外線；紫外線の

On or towards the shore

岸に、陸上に

Having the shape of a rectangle; meeting at right angles

長方形の；直角の

To make something seem less important by comparison; to cast a shadow over

見劣りさせる、影を薄くする；暗い影を落とす

The act of convincing someone; a firmly held belief

説得；信念、信条

To officially cancel a law; the act of cancelling a law

（法律を）廃止する、撤回する；廃止

To marry someone or perform a marriage ceremony

結婚する；結婚させる

A bright yellow chemical element (symbol S); to treat with sulfur

硫黄；硫黄で処理する

A conclusion reached by reasoning from evidence

推論、推測

To swallow up or overwhelm completely

飲み込む、巻き込む

To make larger or more important; to exaggerate

拡大する；誇張する

A person who settles in or helps establish a colony

植民者、入植者

To find out or establish something with certainty

確かめる、突き止める

A large hall for public performances or meetings

講堂、ホール

Too small to be seen without a microscope; extremely tiny

顕微鏡でしか見えない、微小な；顕微鏡の

Severe and prolonged lack of food causing extreme suffering or death

飢餓、餓死

To increase the strength or volume of something; to expand on a topic

増幅する、強める；詳述する

Astonishing, overwhelming; moving unsteadily

驚異的な、圧倒的な；よろめく

Strong-smelling or harmful gas; to emit smoke or be very angry

（有害な）煙、ガス；煙を出す；激怒する

The fine powder produced by flowers that fertilizes other plants of the same species

花粉

Covered with rust; out of practice

さびた；（腕が）なまった

To spread through or penetrate every part of something

浸透する、充満する、行き渡る

Boldly resisting authority or opposition

反抗的な、挑戦的な

To darken skin in the sun; a light yellowish-brown colour; sun-darkened skin

日焼け；日焼けする；黄褐色