3rd Year ELA Spring Mid Flashcards
not interested in something or someone; neither very good nor very bad
indifferent
無関心な、平凡な
special words and phrases used by particular groups of people (especially in their work) that are not generally understood
jargon
専門語、隠語
an extremely cruel or violent act, or the fact of something being that way
atrocity
暴虐、残虐行為
behaving secretly and often dishonetly
furtive
ひそかな、内密の
an unpleasant (or embarrassing) situation that is difficult to get out of
predicament
苦境、窮地
having no effect or not able to produce any result; useless
futile
役に立たない、無益な
giving too much attention to minor rules or details
pedantic
学者ぶった
a person who suffers or is killed greatly because of their religious or political beliefs; someone who tries to get sympathy from others when that person caused the problem
martyr
殉教者、犠牲者
something that is very confusing; confusing set of passages which is easy to get lost
labyrinth
迷宮、もつれ
showing no intelligence or imagination
vapid
風味のない、退屈な
strange or unusual
eccentric
風変わりな、常軌を逸した
believing strongly in a religion and obeying all its rules or principles
devout
信心深い、熱烈な
able or likely to change
mutable
変わりやすい
[v] to express a negative emotion in a forceful and often unfair way; to cause gas to enter or leave a closed space
vent
発散する、はけ口を与える
more than is needed or wanted; extra and not necessary
superfluous
余分の、不必要な
to make something unclear or difficult to understand, often intentionally
obfuscate
曇らせる、不明瞭にする
[adj] considered traditional, normal, and acceptable by most people
orthodox
正統の、月並みな
something or behavior of someone that is intended to hide the truth
camouflage
ごまかす
to teach an idea or belief to someone until they accept it uncritically, or to persuade them to accept
indoctrinate
教え込む、吹き込む
not expressing something directly; understood without direct expression
tacit
暗黙の、無言の
not clear or vague
nebulous
雲った、不明瞭な
kind and helpful; being charitable rather than profitable
benevolent
優しい、善意の
to examine something very carefully in order to discover information
scrutinize
細かいところまで徹底的に調べる
causing so much emotion, especially pleasure, that it cannot be described
ineffable
言いようのない
[n] traditional or generally accepted beliefs of society at a particular time
orthodoxy
正統派的信仰、通説に従うこと
not wanting or not able to believe something
incredulous
疑い深い
never wrong, failing, or making a mistake
infallible
絶対に確実な
working class people
proletariat
無産階級
something that makes the progress or achievement difficult or impossible
impediment
妨害物、障害
too eager to tell people what to do
officious
おせっかいな、非公式の
the power of person or a quality in life or art that causes sadness or sympathy
pathos
哀愁、悲哀
to criticize someone strongly and publicly
denounce
(公然と) 非難する、弾劾する
to take something; especially something necessary or pleasant, away from someone
deprive
奪う、拒む
believing that it is important to work hard and control yourself, and that pleasure is unnecessary
puritanical
厳格な
[v] to (make someone) feel something or want to do something; to slope at a particular angle
incline
向けさせる、傾ける
to say or prove that something is wrong or false
refute
論破する、誤りを明らかにする
old-fashioned
archaic
古い、廃れた
the typical or highest example of a stated quality, as shown by a particular person or thing
epitome
典型、縮図
old and in poor condition
dilapidated
荒れ果てた、くずれかかった
