TOEFL 頻出英単語

Nervous or timid around others; to flinch or avoid

内気な、恥ずかしがりの；しりごみする

Waste material; rubbish; to discard or damage something

ごみ、くず；捨てる、壊す

The feel or surface quality of a material; the overall character of something

手触り、質感；雰囲気

A border region; the leading edge of knowledge or development

国境地帯、辺境；最先端

A chemical substance produced by the body to regulate organs or tissues

ホルモン

A fine mist of liquid; to scatter liquid in fine droplets

しぶき、スプレー；吹きかける

A person who owns or manages a bank

銀行家

To meddle or obstruct uninvited

干渉する；妨げる、邪魔する

A large or dangerous animal; a violent person

獣、野獣；けだもののような人

The outer shape of something; to summarize main points

輪郭；概要、あらまし；概説する

Forming opinions without firm evidence; risky financial investment

推測、憶測；投機

A beam of light or radiation; to radiate outward

光線、放射線；放射する

To remove a cover from; to reveal something hidden

ふたを取る；暴く、明らかにする

The act of being present; the number of people present

出席；出席者数

The interest or representation of someone, used in 'on behalf of'

（on behalf of で）〜の代わりに、〜のために

Featuring new ideas or methods; creative and forward-thinking

革新的な、斬新な

A machine or building for grinding grain; to grind or process

製粉所、工場；ひく、粉にする

To encourage activity or arouse a response

刺激する、促進する

A label attached to something; to attach a label or mark

札、タグ；札をつける

Pointing straight up or down; perpendicular to the horizontal

垂直の、縦の

To force or pressure someone to do something

強いる、無理に～させる

With great urgency or intensity; extremely

必死に；ひどく

Responsiveness to stimuli; awareness of others' feelings

敏感さ、感度；感受性、気配り

A very short moment; happening immediately; at once

瞬間；即座の

To announce or declare something officially and publicly

宣言する、公表する

A long walk for pleasure; to walk or raise prices sharply

ハイキング；徒歩旅行する；急に引き上げる

Spanning the entire world; globally

世界的な；世界中で

A distinctive smell or fragrance; to detect by smell

香り、におい；かぎつける

An orderly pile; to arrange in a pile; to manipulate unfairly

積み重ね、山；積み重ねる；不正に操作する

A large storage bag; to dismiss from a job; to plunder a captured place

大袋；解雇する；略奪する

A flat shallow container for carrying or holding items

盆、トレー

To stop or come to an end

やめる、終わる

To receive property or traits from a predecessor or parent

相続する；受け継ぐ、遺伝で受ける

A person who leads the way in a new field or territory; to be the first to develop something

先駆者、開拓者；開拓する

To become smaller; to flinch; informally, a psychiatrist

縮む、小さくなる；ひるむ；精神科医

A picture or diagram in a text; an example used to clarify something

挿絵、図解；実例

Newly developing or becoming prominent

新興の、台頭しつつある

A cereal grain used to make flour; pale golden-brown in color

小麦

A small round spot or point; to mark with dots

点；点在させる

Based on reason and logic; sensible

理性的な、合理的な

Extremely violent, aggressive, or intense; ferocious

獰猛な、激しい、猛烈な

To imagine or picture something in one's mind

思い描く、想像する

A country ruled by a king or queen; a domain or realm

王国；領域；（生物分類の）界

Relating to the voice or singing; expressing opinions openly

声の；率直に意見を言う

Only; solely; without including anything or anyone else

もっぱら、独占的に

An area of land and its physical features

地形、地勢

Not fair or just; biased or dishonest

不公平な、不当な

Involving danger or the possibility of loss

危険な、冒険的な