GRE 頻出英単語

Childishly irritable or sulky

すねた、不機嫌な

A loosely coiled bundle of yarn or thread

（糸の）かせ

Having great learning and knowledge; scholarly

博学な、学識のある

The quality of not allowing light through; being hard to understand

不透明（性）；わかりにくさ

Knives, forks, spoons and other eating utensils

ナイフ・フォーク・スプーン類

Relieving symptoms without curing; a medicine that eases pain or discomfort

緩和的な；緩和剤

A fighter in ancient Rome who fought in public arenas for entertainment

剣闘士

Harsh, abusive language used to attack someone

激しい非難、悪口雑言

A person indifferent or hostile to art and culture; lacking cultural appreciation

俗物、無教養な人；俗物的な

Unwillingness or inability to believe something

疑い、信じられない気持ち

An opening or hole, especially a natural opening in the body

穴、開口部

To give someone false or misleading information

誤った情報を伝える

A swinging horizontal bar suspended by two ropes, used by circus acrobats

空中ブランコ

Extremely hot and dry; intensely passionate

炎熱の、焼けつくような；熱烈な

Relating to or befitting a son or daughter; showing filial respect

子の；子としての、孝行な

The angle between magnetic and true north; a celestial body's angular distance from the equator; a refusal

偏角；（天体の）赤緯；辞退

Having patches of two or more colors, especially black and white

まだらの、雑色の

To treat something sacred with disrespect or irreverence

（神聖なものを）汚す、冒涜する

An inferior artificial substitute; being a poor imitation of something genuine

代用品；代用の、まがいものの

A very small or inadequate amount of money

わずかな手当、雀の涙ほどの額

Foolish, silly, or crazy.

ばかな、愚かな

Unpleasantly excessive, especially in sweetness or sentiment

甘ったるい、しつこくて鼻につく

Relating to the later Stone Age; hopelessly outdated

新石器時代の；時代遅れの

To trap or lure into a snare or difficult situation

わなにかける、陥れる

Fine floating cobwebs or delicate fabric; extremely light and thin

（空中に漂う）クモの糸、薄い布；ごく薄い、繊細な

Covered with spines or thorns; troublesome or difficult

とげの多い；厄介な

Statues collectively; the art of making statues

彫像（総称）；彫像術

The state of being timid; lack of courage or confidence

臆病、内気

To make something inactive or no longer effective

無効にする、停止させる

Unexpected and unfavourable; improper

思わしくない、困った；不適切な

To be necessary or appropriate for someone to do

〜すべきである、ふさわしい

A secret code or coded message; the digit zero; a person of no importance

暗号；ゼロ；取るに足らない人

A substance used to kill or prevent the growth of fungi

殺菌剤、防かび剤

To produce sweat through the skin

汗をかく、発汗する

To carry out a task incompetently; a blunder or botched action

しくじる、下手にやる；へま

A small spiny mammal that rolls into a ball when threatened

ハリネズミ

Great joy and triumphant rejoicing

歓喜、大喜び

A prehistoric rock carving or drawing

岩面彫刻、ペトログリフ

A formal, ceremonial public speech

演説、式辞

A reduction in costs, spending, or staff

経費削減、緊縮；人員削減

Calmness and composure, especially under stress

平静、落ち着き

Excessive patriotism or belief in one's group's superiority

盲目的愛国主義、排他的優越主義

A fine white stone used for carving; white and smooth like alabaster

雪花石膏；白くなめらかな

To add explanatory notes to a text

注釈をつける

The text or script of an opera or musical drama

（オペラの）台本、歌詞

To challenge the truth or validity of something

異議を唱える、非難する

The tall tower of a mosque used for the call to prayer

ミナレット（モスクの尖塔）

To strongly criticize; to scrape off skin

酷評する；皮膚をすりむく