TOEFL 頻出英単語

To mock or ridicule with contempt

あざける、ばかにする

The quality of being practical or feasible

実用性、実現可能性

A large glossy black bird; jet-black in color

ワタリガラス；（髪が）黒くつややかな

The degree of steepness of a slope or rate of change

傾斜、勾配；変化率

Quick and light in movement; mentally alert

すばしこい、機敏な；頭の回転が速い

Having the properties of an acid; with a pH less than 7

酸性の、酸っぱい

Extremely small; a word form expressing smallness or endearment

とても小さい；指小語、愛称

Relating to or resembling sculpture

彫刻の、彫刻のような

An excessive load; to burden or supply power excessively

過積載、過負荷；負担をかけすぎる

To correct an error or put an undesirable situation right

正す、是正する、矯正する

A belief contradicting established religious or accepted doctrine

異端、異説

A run-down apartment building rented to multiple tenants in a poor area

（貧困地区の）安アパート、共同住宅

To reduce the value or quality of something

（価値を）損なう、減じる

In a thin or scattered manner

まばらに

The ability to anticipate and plan wisely for the future

先見の明、洞察力

Very old-fashioned or out of date

古風な、時代遅れの

Containing salt; salty; a salt-water solution

塩分を含む、塩辛い；食塩水、生理食塩水

Emotionally distant and unfriendly; apart from others

よそよそしい、打ち解けない；離れて

The business of operating a ranch and raising livestock

牧場経営、牧畜業

A light snack or drink; something that restores energy

軽い飲食物；元気回復

Having a distinct surface quality; not smooth

質感のある、手ざわりに特徴のある

The dry outer shell of seeds or fruits; to remove such a shell

殻、さや；殻をむく

Warm and friendly in manner; a sweet concentrated fruit drink

心からの、友好的な；果汁の濃縮飲料

To strike with a beak; a quick light kiss; a unit of dry measure

つつく、ついばむ；軽いキス；ペック（乾量単位）

A small-scale representation of something larger

縮図、小宇宙

Sovereign authority over a territory; a governed nation

支配権、主権；領土、自治領

Based on instinct; done without conscious thought

本能的な、直感的な

Done with great care and attention to detail; very thorough

骨の折れる、入念な

Making someone look good or feel complimented; pleasingly complimentary

うれしがらせる；実物よりよく見せる、似合う

A noisy disorderly fight; to engage in such a fight

けんか、乱闘；けんかする

Having a hidden or obscure meaning; mysterious and hard to understand

謎めいた、意味の分かりにくい

Currently holding power, a title, or a championship

在位中の、現役の；現チャンピオンの

Welcoming and generous to guests; favorable and open

もてなしのよい、手厚い

A frequency multiple of a fundamental tone; relating to musical harmony

倍音、高調波；和声の

The art of creating and arranging dance movements for a performance

振り付け；舞踊術

Located underground; hidden or secret

地下の；秘密の

A strong unpleasant smell; to give off a bad odour

悪臭；悪臭を放つ

To permanently abandon or renounce someone or something

見捨てる、捨て去る；断念する

To be intensely agitated or angry; to boil or bubble

（怒りで）煮えくり返る；沸き立つ

A guess or unproven idea; to form an opinion without sufficient evidence

推測、憶測；推測する

A claim to a quality or status, often undeserved; pretentiousness

主張、自負；気取り

To make something void or prove it wrong

無効にする；誤りを立証する

To scorch or burn a surface with intense heat; dry and withered

焦がす、（表面を）焼く；しおれた

Pleasant to taste; acceptable or agreeable

口に合う、おいしい；受け入れられる

To gush out suddenly; a sudden burst of liquid or activity

噴出する；噴出；急な活動、スパート

The process of giving new life or energy to something that has declined

再活性化、復興

A group of islands in the sea

群島、列島

An expert with refined taste in art, food, or other fields

目利き、鑑定家、通