GRE 頻出英単語

Second to last in a sequence

最後から2番目の

Bad-tempered and quarrelsome

意地の悪い、けんか腰の

To vomit or expel forcefully; to surrender something unwillingly

吐き出す、噴き出す；しぶしぶ差し出す

Rule by a single authority with absolute, oppressive power

専制政治、独裁

A person who doubts God's existence can be known; holding no firm view

不可知論者；不可知論の

A name or title by which someone or something is known

名称、呼称

The lowest or worst point of something

どん底、最低点

To make uniform or blend into a consistent mixture

均質にする、均一化する

Excessively greedy; inclined to seize by force

強欲な、略奪的な

To condescend to do something beneath one's dignity

（もったいなくも）〜してくださる

Impossible to harm or defeat; completely protected

傷つけられない、不死身の；難攻不落の

An early jazz style with a syncopated melody

ラグタイム（シンコペーションの多い初期ジャズ）

Wet, dirty, and untidy; in a dilapidated state

ずぶぬれで汚れた、みすぼらしい

A person who acts in a silly or ridiculous way; a clown

道化者、おどけ者

A person who insists strictly on rules or standards

（規則などに）うるさい人

A person who wanders with no fixed home; roving, wandering

放浪者；放浪する

Nearsightedness; lack of foresight or long-term perspective

近視；先見の明のなさ

An ancient writing material made from the papyrus plant; the plant itself

パピルス（植物、紙）

Harmful in effect; hostile or unfriendly

有害な；敵意のある

To cover with a thin layer of gold

金めっきする、金箔を張る

A mythological half-man, half-horse creature

ケンタウロス（半人半馬の怪物）

A sharp or witty reply to an argument or question

（鋭い）返答、言い返し

A narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses

地峡

To purify by heating and condensing; to extract the essence

蒸留する；（要点を）抽出する

To distribute power or functions away from a central authority

分散させる、地方分権化する

A tropical shrub with fragrant white flowers

クチナシ

Relating to colour; based on a twelve-semitone musical scale

色彩の；半音階の

A satirical attack on a person or institution; to mock through satire

風刺文；風刺する

Of or relating to the Old Stone Age

旧石器時代の

A tendon connecting muscle to bone; muscular strength

腱；体力、筋力

Elevation to divine status; the perfect or supreme example of something

神格化；極致、典型

Relating to or administered beneath the skin; a syringe for injecting under the skin

皮下の；皮下注射器

A long-handled curved blade for cutting grass; to cut with it

大鎌；大鎌で刈る

Appearing reasonable or true but actually false or misleading

もっともらしい、見かけ倒しの

Complete and absolute; not reduced in severity

まったくの、完全な；和らげられていない

The hard protective shell on the back of turtles, crabs, etc.

甲羅、甲殻

An early 19th-century photographic process or the image it produced.

銀板写真、ダゲレオタイプ

The soft center of a plant stem; the essential core or meaning of something

髄；核心、要点

To damage someone's reputation with false or malicious statements

中傷する、名誉を傷つける

Generous and noble in spirit

寛大な、度量の大きい

A confused muddle; to roll or toss about

混乱、ごちゃ混ぜ；転げ回る

Favourable; indicating a good chance of success

好都合な、幸先のよい

A place where weapons are stored; heraldry

兵器庫；紋章学

Absence from school or duty without permission

無断欠席、ずる休み

With a sideways glance expressing doubt, suspicion, or disapproval; Turned to one side, especially of the eyes

疑わしげに、不審そうに、横目で；（特に目が）横に向いて、斜めに

To attribute fault or responsibility to someone or something

（罪・責任を）〜に帰する

Oddly or whimsically amusing

ひょうきんな、とぼけたおかしさのある

A work imitating another artist's style; a mixture of different styles

模倣作品；寄せ集め