CEFR C2 レベルの英単語

To assume or assert tentatively on uncertain grounds

仮説を立てる、仮定する

An overused phrase or idea that has lost its original impact

決まり文句、陳腐な表現

A jointed device allowing a door to swing; to depend on something

ちょうつがい；〜次第である

The leading or most important position; the very front

最前線、最先端；最も重要な位置

To grip or press tightly; a tight grip

握りしめる、（歯を）食いしばる

Ordinary and unexciting; relating to worldly rather than spiritual matters

平凡な、ありふれた；世俗の

A person who murders a public figure, usually for political reasons

暗殺者

To cut a pattern into a surface using acid; to make a lasting impression

エッチングする、食刻する；（心に）刻み込む

To spread or stain; a dirty mark; a false damaging accusation

塗りつける；汚れ、しみ；中傷

To murder an important person for political reasons

暗殺する

The system of pipes and fixtures in a building; the plumber's trade

配管、水道設備；配管工事

To fill with a quality; to steep in liquid to extract flavour

（性質を）吹き込む；煎じる、浸す

A garden tool with teeth for gathering debris; a dissolute man; to use a rake

熊手；放蕩者；熊手でかき集める

To flow in a thin slow stream; such a thin flow

したたる、ちょろちょろ流れる；細い流れ

A person or thing responsible for a crime or problem

犯人；原因

To cry out loudly in grief; a prolonged high-pitched cry of distress

泣き叫ぶ、嘆き悲しむ；泣き声

A narrow bed in tiers; to sleep in a bunk

（船・列車などの）寝台、二段ベッド；寝台で寝る

A person or thing acting as a substitute for another

代理人、代用品；代理の

Worldly wisdom and refinement; complexity

洗練、世慣れ；精巧さ

A short, often amusing account of a real event or person

逸話、エピソード

Physically weak and delicate; easily broken

か弱い、虚弱な；壊れやすい

Causing controversy; tending to argue or quarrel

議論を呼ぶ；論争好きな

To cut or break something off completely; to separate

切断する；（関係を）断つ

A metal clasp for fastening a belt; to fasten or collapse under pressure

バックル、留め金；締める；曲がる、崩れる

A formal gesture of respect or greeting; to make such a gesture

敬礼する、挨拶する；敬礼、挨拶

A flowerless plant with feathery fronds that reproduces by spores

シダ

A dried grape, used in cooking and as a snack

レーズン、干しぶどう

A fastening device; to hold or grip tightly

留め金；握りしめる、しっかりつかむ

To pull a vehicle or boat with a rope; the act of towing

引く、牽引する；牽引

A position giving a good view or favorable advantage

見晴らしのよい位置；優位

Tiny hard particles of sand or stone; to clench one's teeth

砂粒、砂利；（歯を）食いしばる

The second planet from the sun; the Roman goddess of love

金星；ビーナス（ローマ神話の愛の女神）

A small pool of water on the ground; to splash in a puddle

水たまり

To take care of oneself; to ward off

自活する；（攻撃などを）かわす

Friendly and sociable, enjoying meeting people; also, leaving a position or going out

社交的な、外向的な；退任する、出て行く

To imitate and try to equal or surpass someone; to replicate a system's function

見習う、張り合う；（システムを）エミュレートする

Very generous or extravagant; to give in excessive amounts

気前のよい；ぜいたくな；惜しみなく与える

A large room used for formal dancing and banquets

舞踏室、宴会場

Relating to the past; an exhibition reviewing an artist's career

回顧的な；遡及的な；回顧展

A road distance marker; an important event or turning point

マイル標石；画期的な出来事、節目

To reduce or limit something

削減する、切り詰める、制限する

To hinder progress; a large covered basket

妨げる、邪魔する；ふた付きのかご

Having a pleasant sweet smell

香りのよい、芳しい

Extraordinarily impressive or remarkable

驚異的な、並外れた

A firefighter; a person who tends a steam boiler

消防士；（ボイラーの）火夫

Alluring beauty, charm, or exciting appeal

魅力、華やかさ

Dark, cloudy, and hard to see through; obscure or suspicious

暗い、濁った；いかがわしい

A sudden major disruption or violent change

大変動、激変、動乱