GRE 頻出英単語

To confirm the truth or legality of something; to verify

有効と認める、立証する；検証する

Focused on practical results rather than theory

実用的な、現実的な

To feed on grass; to scrape lightly; a light scratch on the skin

草を食べる、放牧する；かする；すり傷

A spool for winding film or thread; to stagger or sway unsteadily

リール、巻き枠；よろめく、ふらつく

An advance showing of something; a trailer for a film or show

試写、下見；予告編

To reduce or lessen the severity of pain or difficulty

（苦痛などを）軽減する、和らげる

The main character in a story; a leading figure

主人公、主役；主導者

Spreading out irregularly over a large area

無秩序に広がった

To ridicule or mimic; not genuine, imitation

あざける、からかう；まねる；模擬の、偽の

To increase in extent or intensity

段階的に拡大する、エスカレートする

A soft, sweet fruit or the tree that bears it

イチジク（の実・木）

Careful judgment and tact; freedom to decide as one sees fit

慎重さ、分別；裁量、判断の自由

Based on personal whim or impulse rather than reason or principle; not following clear rules

恣意的な、気まぐれな、独断的な

To clean by rubbing hard (v.); low shrubby vegetation; an act of scrubbing (n.)

ごしごし洗う；低木の茂み

Refusing to change; obstinate

頑固な、強情な

Broken remains of destroyed buildings or structures

がれき、破片

To turn away; to prevent something unpleasant

そらす；避ける、防ぐ

A hollow space or hole; a decayed hole in a tooth

空洞、くぼみ；虫歯の穴

A word joining clauses or phrases; a joining together

接続詞；結合、連結

To hold someone in custody; to delay or hold back

拘留する、勾留する；引き留める

A beginner or inexperienced person

初心者、新米

A remark expressing praise; to express admiration to someone

ほめ言葉、賛辞；ほめる

A detailed technical drawing; a thorough plan for achieving something

青写真、設計図；詳細な計画

The art of making moving images; liveliness

アニメーション；活気、生気

A person who walks; dull or unimaginative

歩行者；平凡な、つまらない

Without clothing; a work of art showing a naked figure

裸の；裸体画、ヌード

A small amount remaining after the main part has been removed

残り、残留物、かす

Extreme physical or mental pain

激しい苦痛、苦悶

Relevant or suitable to a particular situation

適用できる、当てはまる

The ability to understand and share another person's feelings

共感、感情移入

To become progressively worse in quality or condition

悪化する、劣化する

An official who protects a wilderness area; a law officer or soldier who patrols a region

森林警備隊員、レンジャー；騎馬警官；特殊部隊員

To harvest crops; to obtain a reward or result

刈り取る、収穫する；（成果を）得る

Possible and practical to do or achieve

実行可能な、実現できる

Having an exaggerated sense of one's own importance

傲慢な、横柄な

Questionable, suspicious, or uncertain

疑わしい、怪しい；半信半疑の

The front of a building; a false outward appearance

（建物の）正面；見せかけ、うわべ

An opening for gas or air to escape; to express strong feelings

通気口、排気口；（感情を）ぶちまける

Serious danger or risk; to put in danger

危険、危難；危険にさらす

A wall support for a shelf; a punctuation mark; a category or range

腕木、棚受け；かっこ；（所得などの）層、区分

A dark mark on skin caused by a blow; to cause such a mark

打撲傷、あざ；あざをつける

To walk through water or something that impedes progress

（水の中を）歩いて渡る；苦労して進む

The period of a monarch's rule; to rule as a monarch or be dominant

治世、在位期間；君臨する、支配する

An orderly, formal line of people or vehicles moving together

行列；行進

The branch of biology dealing with heredity and inherited characteristics

遺伝学

To cause something to continue indefinitely or be preserved

永続させる、長続きさせる

A low sound of pain or sorrow; to make such a sound or to complain

うめき声；うめく；不平を言う

Victory through combat; gaining control by force or effort

征服、勝利；獲得