Deck 6 Flashcards

Question

tome /toʊm/

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book, usually large and academic Despite being an abridged edition of the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary, the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary consists of two **tomes** that define over half a million words.

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lethargy; dormancy; sluggishness After returning home from his coast-to-coast trip, the truck driver sank into a peaceful **torpor**, watching TV and dozing.

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a turning or twisting force; the moment of a force; the measure of a force's tendency to produce twisting or turning and rotation around an axis Internal combustion engines produce useful **torque** over a rather circumscribed range of rotational speeds (normally from about 1,000 rpm to 6,000 rpm.)

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having many twists and turns; highly complex Only the world's leading mathematicians are able to follow the **tortuous** line of reasoning ... to prove Fermat's Last Theorem.

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to promote or praise energetically The critic **touted** Moby Dick as the greatest book in American literature.

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obedient; yielding; easily managed or controlled The country's leader found that the people became more **tractable** when he made them believe there was a great threat facing them that only he could overcome.

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act of trespassing or violating a law or rule The teacher made it clear on the first day of the term that she would not countenance any **transgression** of classroom rules.

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temporary; short-lived; fleeting A hypothesis to explain the fact that American states in which the population is composed of a large number of recently settled people tend to have high rates of crime, suicide, divorce, and other social problems is that anomie is higher in **transient** populations than in more stable populations, resulting in more antisocial behavior.

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partially transparent The architect decided to install a **translucent** door in the room to allow outside light to shine in.

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work, especially arduous work; tribulation; anguish; 苦労、骨折り America's early pioneers endured great **travail**, but persevered and eventually settled much of the vast continent.

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parody; exaggeratd imitation; caricature; 曲解、茶番、まがいもの The playwright complained that the musical comedy version of his play was a **travesty** of his work.

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article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly; 論文 The thesis of the philosopher's **treatise** is that reality is, ultimately, opaque to human understanding.

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trembling; quivering; frugal; timid; One of the most famous poems in English literature is Matthew Arnold's "Dover Beach," in which the speaker listens to the "**tremulous** cadence slow" of waves on the shore.

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fear and anxiety John tried to hide his **trepidation** when he proposed to Susie, the girl he loved.

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aggressiveness; ferocity; 好戦性、けんか腰 The principal warned the student that his **truculence** might one day land him in jail.

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agreement between lovers to meet; rendezvous In his novel, Thomas describes an ancient Roman amphitheater where lovers often arranged secret **trysts**.

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swollen; pompous or inflated, as language; 腫れた、おおげさな The prose of writers discussing lofty subjects sometimes becomes **tumid**.

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not clear or transparent because of stirred-up sediment or the like; clouded; opaque; in a state of great confusion The poem captures the restless and **turbid** state of the soldier's mind the night before the decisive battle was set to begin.

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swollen; inflated, overblown, or pompous; bombastic The professor's editor advised him to change his writing style so that it was less pedantic and **turgid** if he wanted to apeal to a mass audience.

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serving as a guardian or protector Most of the people of ancient Rome believed in the existence of **tutelary** spirits.

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mysterious; strange Some people believe that the psychic has an **uncanny** ability to accurately predict the future.

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to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement The **undulating** terrain of the area has made it difficult for engineers to build roads there.

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not false; not made up; genuine The child smiled in **unfeigned** delight when she opened the Christmas present.

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incapable of being defended, as an argument, thesis, etc.; indefensible Skeptics are inclined to regard arguments for God's existence from design as meaningless, since they rely on a logically **untenable** position that assumes the conclusion of their argument - God's existence.

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unfavorable or unfortunate; troublesome; adverse; unruly Police were called in to investigate whether anything **untoward** had happened to the missing man.

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practice of lending money at exorbitant rates; 高利貸し、高利 In the 1980's, Delaware Governor Pierre S. Du Pont succeeded in having the state's **usury** laws liberalized, with the result that many large New York banks set up subsidiaries in Delaware.

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to waver; oscillate; 揺れる、二の足を踏む The senator's position keeps **vacillating** between remaining neutral and lending his support to the proposal.

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empty; void; lacking intelligence; purposeless In Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice, the youngest of the five Bennett daughters, Lydia, is portrayed as a **vacuous** young woman with few interests other than having fun.

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pertaining to a farewell The 80-year-old actor came out of retirement to give a **valedictory** performance on Broadway.

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tasteless; dull To relax in the evening the judge likes to watch **vapid** situation comedies on TV.

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varied; marked with different colors Botanists are still working to catalog the **variegated** species of the tropical rain forest.

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to boast; brag; 自慢する、うぬぼれて話す The head coach warned her players not to **vaunt** their undefeated record.

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bribable; mercenary; corruptible The depressing though inescapable conclusion the journalist reached is that the mayor went into politics for motives that were almost entirely **venal**.

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prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility; 〔長期間の激しい〕抗争、確執 The judge warned both families that the **vendetta** between them had to end at once.

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to adore; honor; respect Mother Theresa is **venerated** for her compassion for the poor people of India.

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truthful; accurate The witness' testimony appeared to be **veracious** at first, but under cross-examination, several inconsistencies appeared.

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characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy: The skillful editor cut 20% of the words from the **verbose** manuscript without appreciably altering its meaning.

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dizziness The physician diagnosed the patient's **vertigo** as being caused by an acute anxiety attack.

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irritation; annoyance; confusion; puzzlement Some people have the ability to prosper and live happily despite life's inevitable **vexations**.

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practicable; capable of developing Since the early 1950s, government planners have faced a dilemma: Spend a great deal of money to keep cities **viable** by rebuiding decrepit infrastructure, or allow them to decay.

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spiteful; vengeful; unforgiving The Treaty of Versailles, which concluded World War I, was **deliberately** vindictive, imposing tremendous penalties on the defeated nation.

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someone with masterly skills; expert musician The British guitar **virtuoso** John Williams has entertained thousands of people during his long career.

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countenance; appearance; aspect; 顔、容貌、様相 The infant studied its mother's **visage** intently.

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thick, syrupy, and sticky The maple syrup is so **viscous** we had trouble pouring it.

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to impair the quality of; corrupt morally; make inoperative Unfortunately, one error in the study's methodology **vitiates** the entire body of work.

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using or containing harsh, abusive censure; 罵りの、毒舌を振るう The young music critic's **vituperative** comments aroused the wrath of nearly every serious composer.

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dissection, surgery, or painful experiments performed on a living animal for the purpose of scientific research The book Animal Rights by the philosopher Tom Regan contains a long discussion of **vivisection**.

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something in fashion, as at a particular time Short hairdos were the **vogue** in the twenties.

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whirlpool; whirlwind; center of turbulence Inexorably, the country was drawn into the **vortex** of war.

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justified The book argues that a new investigation into Marilyn Monroe's death is **warranted** by new evidence released by the FBI under the Freedom of Information Act.

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careful; cautious According to psychologists, human beings are naturally **wary** of strangers.

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to wallow or roll; toss about; be in turmoil; 揺れる、うねる、転げ回る The pigs **weltered** about happily in the mud.

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fanciful; unpredictable Many children appreciate Dr. Seuss' **whimsical** stories.

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vaguely longing; sadly thoughtful The poem casts a **wistful** look back at a way of life that has vanished forever.

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one who is fanatically devoted to a cause The Crusades of the eleventh to thirteenth centuries were conceived of by Christian **zealots** as a way to drive the Islamic interlopers from the Holy Land.