Deck 3 Flashcards

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intractable

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not easily managed General practitioners are equipped to deal with most psychosomatic disorders, but in **intractable** cases a psychiatrist is consulted.

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stubbornness; refusal to compromise Each side in the negotiations accused the other of **intransigence**, so talks broke down.

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contemplating one's own thoughts and feelings; 内省的な In many ways William Wordsworth's great poem The Prelude is an **introspective** work, retrospectively exploring his thoughts and feelings as he matured.

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to cover with water; overwhelm Farmers in the arid areas called for the government to build a dam to provide water to irrigate their crops and provide hydroelectric power; however, this plan was opposed by environmentalists, who dislike **inundation** of land because it would have an adverse effect on wildlife.

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1. to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to ) After 20 years in the army, the chaplain had not become **inured** to the sight of men dying in the battlefield.

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verbal abuse The debate judge cautioned participants not to engage in **invective**, but rather in reasoned and decorous discourse.

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to disapprove; protest vehemently The conservative writer **inveighed** against the school board's decision to exclude moral education from the curriculum.

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to win over by flattery or coaxing; 説き伏せる、丸め込む The students **inveigled** their professor into postponing the test for a week.

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confirmed; long-standing; deeply rooted The columnist is an **inveterate** iconoclast who continually questions conventional wisdom.

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likely to provoke ill will; offensive Most publications in the United States prohibit their writers from making **invidious** comparisons between racial groups.

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easily angered The **irascible** old man complains every time someone makes a little noise.

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unsure of how to act; weak; 優柔不断な、決断力のない The president admonished Congress, saying that although it faced difficult choices it must not be **irresolute**.

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wandering from place to place; unsettled According to state law, companies hiring **itinerant** workers must provide adequate housing for them.

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having a yellowish discoloration of the skin; affected by envy, resentment, or hostility Norman's experience as an infantryman during the war has given him a **jaundiced** view of human nature.

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to be in agreement The auditor checked the company's account books to make sure that they **jibed** with the tax return it filed.

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fond of joking; jocular; playful a **jocose** and amusing manner

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huge force destroying everything in its path Some people in Britain regard American English as a **juggernaut** sweeping through the Britih Isles, destroying British English.

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group of people united in political intrigue; a small group ruling a country, especially immediately after a coup d'état and before a legally constituted government has been instituted The country's ruling **junta** consists of a general, an admiral, and the mayor of the capital city.

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place side by side To illustrate their case, opponents of functionalism **juxtapose** the products of modern architecture and those of classical architecture...

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fame; glory; honor **Kudos** won by Bob Dylan include an honorary doctorate in music from Princeton University.

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likely to change Blood pressure in human beings is, to varying degrees, **labile**.

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using few words The **laconic** actor seemed to be a good choice to play the strong, silent hero in the western.

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to beat or whip severely The critic **lambasted** the movie in her column, calling it "the most insipid, jejune film made in our generation."

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lustful; 貪欲な、好色な The court ruled that the movie could be censored because its sole aim was to promote **lascivious** thoughts.

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weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.; lack of energy; listlessness; languor; だるさ、倦怠感 After the death of his wife, Steven suffered a three-month period of **lassitude** and depression.

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present but hidden; potential Some experts in human psychology believe that we are just beginning to explore the **latent** powers of the human mind.

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to praise The literary critic **lauded** Jane Austen's work, calling it a novel that...

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inactive; 気だるい、無気力な After the 18-hour flight from New York to Singapore, the passengers were **lethargic**.

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an embarkment that prevents a river from overflowing An extensive system of **levees** is the only way to prevent the river from flooding the area during periods of heavy rain.

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light manner or attitude The comedian has a gift for finding an element of **levity** in the most serious of subjects.

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n. one without moral restraint; 放蕩者 Don Juan is a legendary, archetypal **libertine** whose story has been told by many poets, such as Lord Byron.

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sexual desire According to psychologists, the **libido** of human males peaks at around the age of 18.

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extremely small Microbiologists study **Lilliputian** organisms.

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to draw; describe The artist based his painting on a sketch he had **limned** several years earlier.

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clear; transparent At the bottom of the **limpid** pond we could see hundreds of fish swimming.

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lengthy recitation; repetitive chant The student listened intently to his teacher's **litany** of the grammatical errors committed by the class.

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n. scholarly or learned persons; intellectuals

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legal proceedings The radio amateur's neighbor resorted to **litigation** in an attempt to have her neighbor dismantle his 100-foot-high antenna tower.

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talkative Eighty meters is a portion of the radio spectrum where a shortwave listener can often hear **loquacious**"hams" chatting ("chewing the rag" in amateur radio parlance) for hours.

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bright; clear; intelligible The surgeon made his views on euthanasia clear in this **lucid** injunction: "The prime goal is to alleviate suffering ,and not to prolong life...."

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money or profits Many religions regard the pursuit of **lucre** for what it can do to help others as laudable.

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bright; brilliant; glowing The Moon is the most **luminous** object in the night sky.

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shining On the clear night we gazed up in awe at the **lustrous** stars.

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crafty; double-dealing; 策略にたけた、目的のためには手段を選ばない One theory of the evolution of high intelligence in primates is that it evolved largely as a result of **Machiavellian** calculations on the part of apes.

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(usually plural) crafty schemes; plots; intrigues The mayor resorted to behind-the-scenes **machinations** to try to win his party's nomination for governor.

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a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool; 大渦巻き、大混乱 Nearly everyone in Europe was caught up in the **maelstrom** that was World Warl II.

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generosity; nobility; 寛大 The senator showed his **magnanimity** when he conceded defeat to his opponent in the disputed election, saying that further uncertainty would be harmful to public confidence in the political system.

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v. to speak evil of Lawyers are sometimes **maligned** as greedy and dishonest.

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to feign illness to escape duty; 仮病を使う In order to discourage **malingering**, the company decided to require employees taking sick leave to produce a doctor's certification of their illness.

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capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers; adaptable or tractable Behaviorists believe that human nature is **malleable**, and that people's behavior can be changed by changing their environment.

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dissenter; 独自路線を行く人［組織］、一匹オオカミ Bernie has a reputation as a **maverick**; he is one of only two members of the United States Congress who is independent.

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delusions of power of importance In his farewell speech the retiring trial judge warned his colleagues to beware of **megalomania** as they exercise their power in the courtroom.

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a variety of animals kept together Linda seems to take home every abandoned pet in the town; she now has an incredible **menagerie** of dogs, cats, turtles, rabbits, and other animals.

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dishonest The judge ruled the testimony inadmissible because he considered it **mendacious**.

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beggar In Thailand it is traditional for young men to become monks for a year, a period during which they become **mendicants**.

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gaudy; plausible but false; specious; 虚飾の、粉飾された One of the allures of jargon is that it can make a poor idea appear worthwhile, or something **meretricious** easier to accept because it is dressed in fancy language.

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to hypnotize; 催眠術をかける、魅惑する、魅了する The audience sat, **mesmerized**, listening to the retired soldier's account of hand-to-hand combat against the Japanese in New Guinea during World War II.

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concerned with the weather Some experts believe that reports of UFOs are attributable to natural astronomial or **meteorological** phenomena.

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very careful; fastidious Science is an empirical field of study based on the belief that the laws of nature can best be discovered by **meticulous** observation and experimentation.

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courage; endurance In many cultures, young men are expected to test their **mettle** by performing difficult and dangerous tasks.

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full of courage and fortitude; spirited The **mettlesome** young officer was well regarded by all the senior officers.

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a small system having analogies to a larger system; small world For many years the atom was seen as a sort of **microcosm** of the larger universe, with electrons - analogous to the planets of a solar system - orbiting the nucleus, or "sun".

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to have a substantial effect; weigh heavily; to be a soldier; to fight for a belief. The manager asked all of his employees to think of any factors that might **militate** against the project's success.

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threatening; menacing Intelligence information suggests **minatory** troop concentrations on the border.

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very small Ancient geological processes are beyond the scope of carbon-14 dating because the amount of carbon-14 in material from such processes that has not decayed is **minuscule**.

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precise details; small or trifling matters President Ronald Reagan said that a president should concentrate on the formulation and execution of broad policy and leave the **minutia** of running the country to subordinates.

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one who hates humanity One of the most famous **misanthropes** in literature is the protagonist of the seventeenth century French writer Moliere's play Le Misanthrope.

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mixture of writings on various subjects The book is a fascinating **miscellany** collected from the writer's life work.

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villain; criminal The public execution of **miscreants** was common in Great Britain in the Eighteenth century.

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one who hates women Some people have called the philosopher a **misogynist** because of the numerous negative comments he made about women.

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to cause to become less harsh, severe, or painful; alleviate Although the Supreme Court under the leadership of Chief Justice Warren Burger did not rescind any of the fundamental rulings of the Warren Court that preceded it, its decisions did **mitigate** the effects of some of the rulings of the Warren Court.

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related to memory; assisting memory The more absurd, exaggerated, grotesque the images used as a **mnemonic** device to help remember a poem, the easier it will be to recall.

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limited quantity The scientist wrote about astronomy and other scientific subjects in a way that enabled a reader with even a **modicum** of knowledge of science to understand what he was saying.

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to soothe The prime minister tried to **mollify** people protesting the tax increase with a promise that she would order a study of other means to raise revenue.

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solid and uniform; constituting a single, unified whole In the fifteenth century, there was a significant movement to revitalize the Church from within; however, it had become so **monolithic** over the centuries and contained so many vested interests that piecemeal reform was difficult and ineffective.

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ill-humored; sullen; 不機嫌な、気難しい The assessment of some skeptical critics of existentialism is that it is generally a view of life created by a group of thinkers whose distinguishing characteristic is that they are **morose**.

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many colored; made up of many parts The new political party is made up of a **motley** group of people who are unhappy with the existing parties.