CEFR C2 レベルの英単語

To float gently through the air; a light breeze or scent carried by air

（香り・音が）漂う；（風に乗った）かすかな香り

Something added in a secondary role; a subordinate person

付属物、付加物；補佐役；付属の

To press into wrinkles or folds; to collapse

しわくちゃにする；崩れ落ちる

To unravel at the edges; a noisy fight or argument

ほつれる、すり切れる；けんか、騒ぎ

A wood-eating insect that can cause structural damage

シロアリ

A rope or chain restricting movement; to fasten or restrain with a tether

つなぎ綱、鎖；つなぐ、束縛する

An introductory event leading to something more important; a musical introduction

前兆、序幕；前奏曲

To sparkle brilliantly; bright sparkling light or shiny decorative particles

きらきら輝く；輝き；ラメ、グリッター

The quality of being humble and unassuming

謙虚さ、慎み深さ

A gradual reduction in numbers or strength through sustained pressure or natural causes; wearing away by friction

（継続的な圧力・自然な要因による数や力の）漸減、消耗；摩擦による摩耗

An overwhelming defeat causing disorderly retreat; to defeat completely

大敗、総崩れ；打ち負かす、敗走させる

No longer close with a formerly loved one

疎遠になった、別居中の

Done in secret to conceal an illicit purpose

秘密の、内密の

Mysterious and difficult to understand

謎めいた、不可解な

A powerful attractive quality; to entice or attract with charm

魅力；魅惑する、誘い込む

Extremely upset or distressed; incapacitated by worry or grief

取り乱した、ひどく動揺した

Difficult to control; wild and disorderly

手に負えない、言うことを聞かない

To swing from side to side; a witty, joking person

（尾などを）振る；ひょうきん者

To deliberately avoid or abstain from something

避ける、慎む

The quality of being one of a kind

独自性、唯一無二であること

A semi-aquatic mammal with webbed feet that lives near water

カワウソ

To pay back money spent on someone's behalf

（費用を）払い戻す、弁済する

Comfort in distress; to comfort or console

慰め；慰める

A savage animal or cruel person; lacking reason or intelligence

けだもの；人でなし；理性のない、力ずくの

In a very careful and precise way

細心の注意を払って、念入りに

The inability to conceive children or produce offspring

不妊、不妊症

To bypass or evade something cleverly

回避する、巧みに逃れる

A person present at an event who does not participate; an onlooker

傍観者、居合わせた人

A soft woollen or cotton cloth; a washcloth

フランネル、ネル；（英）浴用タオル

To interfere with or alter something dishonestly; a tool for tamping

いじる、改ざんする；突き棒

Strong contempt or disdain; to treat with contempt or reject as unworthy

軽蔑、侮蔑；軽蔑する、はねつける

A person who works to protect the natural environment

自然保護論者、環境保護活動家

A bar-type door fastening; to fasten with such a device

掛け金、ラッチ；掛け金をかける

False; not in accordance with facts

真実でない、虚偽の；不誠実な

To turn suddenly to avoid something; a sudden change of direction

急にそれる、急ハンドルを切る；急な方向転換

Driven by an uncontrollable urge; unable to stop a behaviour

強迫的な、やめられない

A state of perfect happiness

至福、この上ない喜び

Warm and comfortable; fitting closely

居心地のよい、暖かい；体にぴったりの

Next to and sharing a boundary

隣接した、隣の

Lack of ability or skill to do something properly

無能、不適格

A large triangular stringed instrument; to keep talking about something repeatedly

ハープ、竪琴；くどくど繰り返す

Very luxurious and comfortable; a soft, velvety fabric

豪華な；フラシ天、ぬいぐるみ生地

Not lawful or authorized; born to unmarried parents

違法の、不正な；非嫡出の

A powerful desktop computer or a designated work area

ワークステーション；作業場所

High-pitched and piercing in sound

甲高い、耳をつんざくような

To turn at an angle or distort; oblique or slanted

ゆがめる、偏らせる；斜めの

To take harmful action in response to harm done; to get revenge

仕返しする、報復する

A piece of space rock that lands on the earth's surface

隕石