GRE 頻出英単語

Pure and angelic; relating to the seraphim

天使のような、清らかな

Playful and full of fun

陽気にはしゃぐ、ふざけ好きな

Not proportionate or corresponding in size or degree

釣り合わない、不相応な

A gradual decrease in musical loudness

ディミヌエンド、次第に弱く

To make holy or sacred

神聖にする、あがめる

Stubbornly obstinate

強情な、頑固な

Willing to please others; cheerfully obliging

愛想のよい、人の言いなりになる

Pleasant and agreeable to the ear; harmonious in sound

耳に心地よい、響きのよい

Easily irritated and sharply bad-tempered

怒りっぽい、意地の悪い

Delightfully fragrant or delicious; divine

香りのよい、美味な

Calm, steady, and not easily disturbed

穏やかな、落ち着いた；安定した

To amuse oneself; to play or frolic

遊び戯れる、楽しむ

Very generous and tireless

惜しみない、物惜しみしない

The quality of being easily irritated or annoyed

短気、怒りっぽさ

A clever but deceptive or fallacious argument

詭弁

Dry food or fodder, especially for livestock

飼料、まぐさ

Logical, methodical reasoning

推論、論理的思考

A government grant or subsidy; to subsidize

補助金、助成金；助成

The period or process of flowering

開花、開花期；全盛期

A reduction in the density of a material, especially a fluid

希薄化、希薄

Whimsical humor; an amusing joke or act

おどけ、ひょうきん；冗談

In agreement or harmony; suitable and appropriate

一致した、調和した；ふさわしい

To raise petty objections; a trivial criticism

けちをつける；言いがかり

A centre of attention and admiration; a guiding star.

注目の的

Trivial, worthless, or having no legal effect

無価値な、取るに足りない；無効の

To speak or write at great length about a subject

詳しく述べる、長々と論じる

To give life or energy to something

活気づける、生命を与える

To emerge from a narrow passage or confined space into open ground

（狭い所から）広い所へ出る

Payment or financial benefit for employment or office

報酬、給与

To whip or flog; an organism with flagella

むち打つ；鞭毛虫

The study and art of preaching sermons

説教学

Playfully humorous or fond of making jokes

おどけた、ひょうきんな

Creating a favorable impression; attractive or appealing

感じのよい、魅力的な

To predict or forecast a future event

予言する、予測する

Causing harm or evil

有害な、邪悪な

Powerful and mighty

強力な、勢力のある

To correct and revise a written text

（文章を）校訂する、修正する

Carelessness; an unintentional mistake from inattention

不注意、うっかりミス

The quality of being sociable and enjoying others' company

社交性、人付き合いのよさ

Capable of being assumed without direct proof

推定できる

The state of no longer being used or practised; disuse

廃止、不使用

Of the same age or era; a contemporary person or thing

同時代の、同年代の；同時代の人・もの

Relating to or resembling a fox; cunning

キツネの；ずる賢い

A collector or student of coins and currency

貨幣収集家、古銭学者

An enthusiast or devotee of cinema

映画ファン、映画通；映画人

The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle

（直角三角形の）斜辺

Light, playful teasing or witty banter

冗談、からかい

To install someone formally in a position

就任させる、任命する