TOEFL 頻出英単語

The process of population movement from cities to suburbs

郊外化

The region around a planet dominated by its magnetic field

磁気圏

A long, tedious or angry speech or piece of writing; a leveling layer in construction

長ったらしい文章・演説；（床の）ならし層

To confuse or perplex someone greatly

当惑させる、まごつかせる

Easy to manage or control; obedient

扱いやすい、従順な

Impossible to bribe or corrupt; completely honest and upright

買収されない、清廉な

Mutually related or connected in a systematic way

相関した、関連した

The quality of being easily shaped or influenced

可鍛性、展性；順応性

Hardworking, diligent, and persistent

勤勉な、根気強い

To make someone feel uneasy or embarrassed; to frustrate plans

当惑させる；（計画を）くじく

Spacious and comfortable; having plenty of room

広々とした、ゆったりした

Making something worse; annoying

悪化させる；腹立たしい

To make more urban in character or develop into an urban area

都市化する

To set text in from the margin; a notch or indentation

字下げする；くぼみ、刻み目

A vehicle that travels over land or water on a cushion of air

ホバークラフト

Preventing sound from passing through; to make resistant to sound

防音の；防音にする

Indecisiveness; repeatedly changing one's mind

ためらい、優柔不断

Impossible to bridge or overcome

埋めることのできない、越えがたい

The state of being infertile or unable to support life

不毛；不妊

The process of extracting metal from ore by melting

精錬、製錬

To confuse or stupefy someone

混乱させる、ぼうっとさせる

Relating to or functioning as a gland

腺の

Excessive self-interest; the belief that morality is based on self-interest

利己主義、エゴイズム

A person who eats greedily or excessively; a lover of good food

大食家；美食家

Extremely greedy for wealth or material gain

強欲な、貪欲な

A craftsperson who works with stone

石工、石屋

To turn into a fossil; to become rigid or outdated

化石化する；硬直化する、時代遅れになる

Skillful and nimble with one's hands

器用な、手際のよい

Having no equal; incomparable

無比の、比類のない

A ritual or ceremonial washing of the body

（儀式としての）身を清めること、沐浴

Not essential; able to be done without

なくても済む、不可欠でない

The upper atmospheric layer containing free electrons that reflect radio waves

電離層

Refusal to conform to accepted practices or standards

慣習に従わないこと；非国教

To satisfy thirst or a strong desire; to cool or quench

（渇きを）いやす；（欲望を）満たす；冷ます

To speak ambiguously or vaguely in order to mislead

言葉を濁す、ごまかす

To make magnetic; to attract strongly

磁化する；強く引きつける

A person who does not conform to accepted customs or standards

慣習に従わない人；非国教徒

A crosswise cut or shortcut; to cut across something

横断、近道；横に切る

Consisting of many cells

多細胞の

A bird's wing; a small gear wheel; to bind someone's arms

鳥の翼；小歯車；両腕を縛る

Narrow regional outlook; a word or expression used only locally

地方根性、偏狭さ；お国なまり

The imposition of strict order or discipline

厳格な統制、画一化

A small sparkling metallic decoration sewn on clothing; to sparkle or decorate with such pieces.

スパンコール；きらきら飾る

A serious effort toward a goal; to try strenuously (British spelling)

努力、試み；努力する

A large choral and orchestral composition on a religious theme

オラトリオ、聖譚曲

Relating to teaching or education

教育学の、教育の

An instrument for detecting and recording earthquakes

地震計

Sluggish, inactive, or dormant

不活発な、鈍い；冬眠中の