GRE 頻出英単語

Futile, producing no useful result

無益な、むだな

To censor a text by removing offensive or indecent parts

（不穏当な箇所を）削除修正する

Childishly rude and annoying, like a brat

悪がきのような、生意気な

Something produced incidentally; an unintended side effect

副産物；副作用

A tool used to measure the thickness or diameter of objects

カリパス、測径器

A unit of energy used to measure the energy content of food

カロリー

To make false statements to damage someone's reputation

中傷する、そしる

Tending to find fault or raise petty objections

あら探しをする、揚げ足を取る

Swiftness; speed of movement or action

迅速さ、敏速

Of or relating to the head

頭部の

A rude, ill-mannered person; a miser

無作法者、粗野な人；けちん坊

Roundabout and unnecessarily wordy

遠回しな、回りくどい

Merciful and lenient; mild in weather

慈悲深い、寛大な；（気候が）温和な

Unwilling to consider new ideas or different opinions

頭の固い、偏狭な

To disgust or weary through excess of something pleasant

（甘すぎて）飽き飽きさせる

A surname or personal epithet; a nickname

姓；あだ名、異名

Having variable body temperature; showing no emotion or pity

冷血の、変温性の；冷酷な、非情な

Edible; food or anything suitable to eat

食べられる；食料品

A willingness to please others and comply with their wishes

愛想のよさ、人の意に従うこと

To join things or text strings together in a chain

連結する、つなぎ合わせる

Well-deserved and appropriate, especially of punishment

（罰が）当然の、妥当な

To express sympathy to someone who has suffered a loss

お悔やみを述べる、弔意を表す

To block or overcrowd, hindering normal flow

混雑させる、詰まらせる

A comprehensive overview or summary of a subject

概観、概要

To constrict or cause to contract

収縮させる、締めつける

Stubbornly disobedient toward authority

反抗的な、権威に従わない

Stubborn disobedience to authority or a court

頑固な不服従；法廷侮辱

Insulting and contemptuous language or behaviour

無礼、侮辱

A cage or pen for poultry; to confine in a small space

鶏小屋；閉じ込める

To fold into parallel ridges and grooves; wrinkled

波形にする；しわを寄せる

The belief in being a citizen of the world, free from national prejudice

世界主義、コスモポリタニズム

To cheat or deceive someone

だます、欺く

A standard or rule used to judge or evaluate something

基準、判断基準

To hinder or burden; a hindrance

妨げる、じゃまをする；じゃま物

Mean-spirited, ill-tempered, and ignoble

下劣な、意地の悪い

A young swan.

白鳥のひな

Having reduced vibration or oscillation; extinguished

減衰した、制振された

A malicious coward; cowardly and mean

卑怯者；卑劣な

A poor or unskilled painter

へぼ絵描き

Business transactions; manner of interacting with others

取引；付き合い方、扱い

To officially exclude or prevent someone from something

締め出す、禁じる

A unit for measuring the intensity or loudness of sound

デシベル

To misappropriate or embezzle funds

横領する、使い込む

An insect or agent that strips leaves from plants

食葉害虫；枯れ葉剤

To clear an area of its trees and forest

森林を伐採する

To condemn or denounce openly

公然と非難する、告発する

To appoint someone as a deputy; to delegate a task

代理に任命する；（仕事を）委任する

To uproot; to displace people from their homeland or cultural roots

根こそぎにする；故郷から引き離す