GRE 頻出英単語

Rudely arrogant or disrespectful in manner or speech

横柄な、無礼な

The farthest point in orbit from Earth; the highest point of achievement

遠地点；頂点、絶頂

A looped rope for catching animals; to catch with such a rope

投げ縄；投げ縄で捕らえる

Trembling or quivering; timid and hesitant

震える；臆病な、おずおずした

To encircle or decorate with a wreath; to twist into a circular shape

取り巻く、包む；花輪で飾る

Completely soaked or thoroughly wet

びしょぬれの

To unnecessarily delay or put off doing something

先延ばしにする、ぐずぐずする

To crawl on the ground; to act in a very submissive or humble way

はいつくばる；ぺこぺこする

To be an early sign of something to come; to foreshadow

予示する、前兆となる

To mark or fix the limits of something

境界を定める、範囲を限定する

Delicate ornamental work made from fine twisted metal wire

金銀線細工

A disorderly crowd; the common people regarded with contempt

やじ馬、暴徒；下層民

A ceremonial garment worn by clergy during religious services

祭服、法衣；礼服

A clever or deceptive plan to gain an advantage

策略、計略

An addition at the end of a letter or document after its completion

追伸；あとがき

Full of reeds; high and thin in sound; tall and slender

アシの茂った；（声が）かん高い；細長い

Capable of making mistakes or being wrong

誤りを犯しがちな

Mutually destructive; relating to internal conflict within a group

共倒れの；内部抗争の

To act against or fail to comply with a law or rule

違反する、反する

Late; arriving after the expected time

遅れた、遅刻した；のろい

Aggressive, warlike, or eager to fight

好戦的な、けんか好きな

Disrespectful treatment of something sacred

神聖冒涜、罰当たりな行為

Having a naturally dark complexion

浅黒い

Having a deeply established, hard-to-change habit or tendency

根っからの、常習的な

Charming and attractive in an innocent way

魅力的な、愛嬌のある

A person who humbly prays or petitions; begging humbly

嘆願者；嘆願する

The bending of light or sound waves when passing between different media

屈折

As an adjective, openly expressive of emotion or serving to demonstrate; as a noun, a grammatical term for pointing words like "this" or "that"

感情をあらわにする；指示詞

The outer protective layer of the skin

表皮

A painfully obvious mistake; an animal that howls

ひどい間違い、大失敗；ほえる動物

A rude, aggressive, or clumsy person

無作法者、粗野な男

Tall, slender and graceful

すらりとした、しなやかな

A building for storing grain; a grain-producing region

穀物倉；穀倉地帯

Attractive and pleasant in appearance

器量のよい、見目麗しい

To gain an advantage over someone by more skillful maneuvering

策略で打ち負かす、出し抜く

Pretended; not genuine

見せかけの、偽りの

Plain and unfashionable in appearance

野暮ったい、さえない

A performer who can replace another; to learn a role as a substitute

代役；代役の稽古をする

To thoroughly defeat or overcome an opponent

打ち負かす、征服する；克服する

A loud boisterous laugh; to laugh boisterously

ばか笑い；げらげら笑う

Excessively prim, proper, or fussy

堅苦しい、神経質な

To make hair or clothing untidy; a tangled mass

（髪を）くしゃくしゃにする；乱れ髪

A defensive wooden fence enclosure; a military prison

防御柵、柵囲い；軍刑務所

The act of refraining; a decision not to vote

控えること、節制；棄権

A small room just below the roof of a house; an attic

屋根裏部屋

Relating to birth

出生の、誕生の

Having unlimited power and authority

全能の、万能の

Done without any cause or provocation

いわれのない、挑発されていない