TOEFL 頻出英単語

To scold someone harshly

激しく叱る

Bred to live with humans; accustomed to home life

飼い慣らされた、家畜化された；家庭的な

The highest point in the sky or of achievement

天頂；頂点、絶頂

Fair and impartial; without prejudice

偏見のない、公平な

A person who traps wild animals for their fur or meat

わな猟師

A supposed cure-all remedy or solution to all problems

万能薬、万能の解決策

Too great or difficult to be overcome

乗り越えられない、克服できない

Fine mud deposited by water; to clog with silt

沈泥、シルト；沈泥でふさぐ

The quality of being easily broken or weak

もろさ、壊れやすさ

To prove something is false or incorrect; to refute

反証する、誤りを証明する

A return to illness or bad behavior after improvement; to fall back into a worse state

（病気の）再発；逆戻りする、ぶり返す

Polite and well-mannered; affectedly refined or respectable

上品な、礼儀正しい；上品ぶった

The process of cooling or freezing to preserve food

冷蔵、冷凍

To irritate or make sore by rubbing; to feel annoyed or impatient

すりむく、こすれてひりひりさせる；いらだつ

To attack violently or with harsh words

激しく攻撃する；非難する

A large monkey with a dog-like muzzle, native to Africa and Asia

ヒヒ

An optical illusion of water in the distance; something illusory or unattainable

蜃気楼；幻想

To tease by offering something desirable but keeping it out of reach

じらす、じらして苦しめる

An ancestor or forefather

先祖、祖先

Lukewarm; showing little enthusiasm

ぬるい；熱意のない

To make narrower by squeezing; to limit or restrict

締めつける、収縮させる；制限する

To remove a leader from power; to give sworn testimony

退位させる、罷免する；宣誓証言する

Brief yet complete; expressing much in few words

簡潔な、簡明な

To make someone or something seem unimportant; to disparage

見くびる、けなす

Showing great enthusiasm and dedication

熱心な、熱狂的な

Odd or unconventional behaviour; eccentricity ratio in geometry

風変わり、奇行；（幾何学の）離心率

A shelter or facility for dogs; to house a dog in such a place

犬小屋；犬の預かり所；犬小屋に入れる

To rob or loot by force; goods taken by looting

略奪する；略奪品

A person who opposes or is hostile to another

敵対者、相手；（物語の）敵役

A self-paced instructional guide; a small-group university class led by a tutor

チュートリアル、入門ガイド；個別指導の授業

Very poor; a person in poverty

貧困な；貧困者

To turn something upside down or in the opposite order

逆さにする、ひっくり返す；逆にする

An object with supposed magical power; a sexual fixation; an obsession

呪物；フェティッシュ；執着

To enter someone's property without permission; such an unlawful act

不法侵入する；不法侵入

Not fitting or matching the surrounding context; out of place

不調和な、場違いな

Hostile and aggressive; a nation engaged in war

好戦的な、けんか腰の；交戦国

Great shock or dismay that leaves one unable to think clearly

驚愕、狼狽

To fascinate or captivate completely

魅了する、夢中にさせる

To decline in quality or morals; morally corrupt; a corrupt person

退化する、堕落する；堕落した；堕落した人

An extra charge added to the standard price; to impose such a charge

追加料金、割増料金；追加料金を課す

A condition or requirement in an agreement

規定、条件、約定

Trying to appear more important or impressive than one really is

もったいぶった、気取った

Unpleasantly dark, cold, and damp

じめじめした、湿っぽい

In large amounts; plentifully

豊富に、たっぷりと

To calm or appease an angry person

なだめる、懐柔する

A non-expert or non-clergy person; someone without specialist knowledge

素人、門外漢；（聖職者に対して）一般信徒

To absorb all attention; to monopolize

夢中にさせる；独占する

Transfer of heat through fluid by circulating currents

対流