GRE 頻出英単語

Characterized by an anticlimactic drop from the serious to the trivial

竜頭蛇尾の、急に卑俗に落ちる

Torn apart or deeply divided

引き裂かれた、分裂した

To protest or reason earnestly with someone to change their behavior

いさめる、諭す

Genuine and sincere, not pretended

偽りのない、心からの

Self-denial; the renunciation of one's own interests

自己否定、克己；放棄

A state of extreme poverty

貧困、困窮

To mark with irregular coloured blotches; a spotted pattern

まだらにする；まだら模様

A laxative medicine; having a purging effect

下剤；下剤の、浄化する

Wise and discerning; a wise person

賢明な、知恵のある

To pay or compensate someone for work

報酬を払う、報いる

To tangle or unravel; a loose thread or tangle

もつれさせる；ほどく、ほぐす

Using resources carefully and economically; the act of sparing something

節約する、控えめな

Great power or authority

権力、勢力

To lure or persuade through flattery or deception

言いくるめる、誘い込む

The state of being expanded or swollen by internal pressure

膨張

A silly or affected smile; to smile in such a way

作り笑い；にやにや笑う

Free from color; transmitting light without distortion

無色の；色消しの

A young eagle

ワシのひな

A large removal van for transporting furniture

家具運搬車

A system of government dominated by elderly people

老人政治、長老支配

Gloomy, bitter, and sullen in character

陰気な、むっつりした

Inclined to speak irritably or curtly; likely to snap or bite

つっけんどんな、怒りっぽい；かみつく癖のある

A puzzle in which pictures, symbols, or letters represent words or parts of words to form a message

判じ絵、判じ物（絵や記号、文字で言葉を表すなぞなぞ）

Prosperous and flourishing; abounding in palm trees

繁栄している；ヤシの多い

To organize according to a scheme or formula

図式化する、体系化する

A geographical dictionary of place names; a journalist for a gazette

地名辞典、地名索引

A farewell speech or statement

告別、別れの言葉

Enforcing rigid conformity regardless of individual differences

杓子定規な、画一を強いる

Failing to plan or save for the future; reckless

先見の明のない、浪費する

To confine or imprison within walls

閉じ込める、監禁する

A place where beehives are kept

養蜂場

People claiming special enlightenment; a name for secret elite groups

啓蒙された人々；イルミナティ（秘密結社）

Delightfully charming and captivating

うっとりさせる、魅惑的な

Mentally confused or dazed; blurred and indistinct

頭がぼんやりした；ぼやけた

A person who takes great pleasure in fine food and drink

美食家、食通

A habitually lazy or idle person

怠け者、のらくら者

Of, relating to, or composed of bone

骨の、骨質の

Artificially created; not genuine or natural

人為的な、不自然な

The quality of being naive or lacking worldly experience

世間知らず、単純さ

A coat of arms or its formal description; to proclaim or display publicly

紋章；言いふらす、公に示す

To determine fate in advance, especially by divine will

運命づける、予定する

Fully satisfied, having had enough or too much

十分に満たされた、飽き飽きした

A balancing weight or force; to balance with an equal opposing force

釣り合いおもり、平衡力；釣り合わせる

A joke or trick; to jest or mock

冗談、いたずら；ふざける、からかう

A young hen less than a year old

（1歳未満の）若いめんどり

Something considered essential or greatly desired

ぜひ必要なもの、切望されるもの

A crowd of ordinary people; a loose scrum in football

群衆、大衆；（ラグビーの）ラック

A curse calling down evil upon someone

呪い、呪詛