EF-J Vocab 451-500

Question 1

[n] 1. food that remains at the end of the meal (and is saved to be eaten later)
2. what remains after something is finished or has ended

Answer 1

leftover
(料理の)残り物
名残、遺物

Question 2

[v] to reduce something sharply

Answer 2

slash
～を大幅に削減する

Question 3

[v] to break (something) into many small pieces all at once

Answer 3

shatter
～を粉砕する、打ち砕く; 粉々に砕ける

Question 4

[v] 1. to refuse to obey something or someone
2. to go against something, especially an expectation of some kind

Answer 4

defy
～に従わない、～を無視する
～に屈しない

Question 5

[n] 1. contact between organizations or individuals to help them communicate and work together
2. someone whose job is to transmit information between organizations, groups, etc.

Answer 5

liaison
連絡、連携
連絡係

Question 6

[adj] 1. very small in amount
2. in name only

Answer 6

nominal
ごくわずかな
名ばかりの

Question 7

[adj] never matched, seen, or experienced before

Answer 7

unparalleled
並ぶもののない、比類のない

Question 8

[adj] being empty on the inside

Answer 8

hollow
くぼんだ、中空の

Question 9

[v] 1. to set or catch on fire
2. to give life or energy to something

Answer 9

ignite
～に点火する; 火がつく
<感情・論争など> に火をつける

Question 10

[adj] 1. (related to things that are) not large, serious, or important
2. caring too much about small, unimportant things, and treating people harshly or unfairly because of it

Answer 10

petty
些細な、取るに足らない
心の狭い

Question 11

[n] supplying with water by artificial means

Answer 11

irrigation
水を引くこと、灌漑

Question 12

[adj] being careful or suspicious because you think someone or something might be dangerous or cause trouble

Answer 12

wary
警戒している、慎重な

Question 13

[v] to think about something carefully and seriously

Answer 13

ponder
～を熟考する

Question 14

[v] to control or limit something that is or can become harmful

Answer 14

curb
～を抑制する、制限する

Question 15

[adj] having a shiny, smooth, and polished surface

Answer 15

glossy
つやつやした、光沢のある

Question 16

[n] 1. a specific amount of something that someone is expected to do or achieve
2. an official limit on the number or amount of something that is allowed

Answer 16

quota
ノルマ、分担
割り当て(量)

Question 17

[adj] causing a strong and often harmful need to have or do something regularly

Answer 17

addictive
中毒性の、習慣性の

Question 18

[n] extreme anger

Answer 18

wrath
激怒

Question 19

[v] 1. to treat someone with a lack of respect in a way that makes them or others lose respect for them, too
2. to make the quality or condition of something worse

Answer 19

degrade
～の体面を傷つける
～を劣化させる

Question 20

[adj] not changing or moving from particular place or position

Answer 20

stationary
動かない、固定された

Question 21

[adj] 1. relating to strange mental powers that cannot be explained by reason, such as the ability to predict the future
2. relating to the mind

Answer 21

psychic
心霊(現象) の、超自然的な
精神の

Question 22

[n] the path along which something (such as a rocket) moves

Answer 22

trajectory
弾道、軌道

Question 23

[n] a small part of something that is left after the rest of it has been used, destroyed, eaten, etc.

Answer 23

remnant
残り、残余

Question 24

[v] to make a law no longer effective

Answer 24

repeal

<法律など> を廃止する
</法律など>

Question 25

[n] 1. a platform for a performer, speaker, etc. to stand on 2. a stand that holds the notes, book, etc. of a person who is reading, speaking, or teaching to an audience

Answer 25

podium 演壇、表彰台 書見台

Question 26

[v] to try to be like someone that you admire, or to try to make something like something that you admire

Answer 26

emulate ～を見習う、まねる

Question 27

[n] the first time a film, play, show, etc. is shown or performed

Answer 27

premiere (映画・演劇などの) 初日、封切り

Question 28

[v] to breathe in air, smoke, gas, etc.

Answer 28

inhale (～を) 吸い込む

Question 29

[adj] very urgent and important

Answer 29

imperative 緊急の、絶対必要な

Question 30

[adj] very upsetting in a way that can cause lasting mental or emotional damage

Answer 30

traumatic 心的外傷を残す

Question 31

[adv] mainly or mostly

Answer 31

predominantly 主に、圧倒的に

Question 32

[v] to block something so that nothing can get through

Answer 32

clog ～を詰まらせる、ふさぐ

Question 33

[n] a state of balance between people, groups, forces, etc. that compete with each other so that one is not stronger than the others and the situation is less likely to change suddenly

Answer 33

equilibrium 均衡、釣り合い

Question 34

[n] a god or goddess

Answer 34

deity 神、女神

Question 35

[adj] able to recover after damage or harm of some kind

Answer 35

resilient 回復力がある、立ち直りが早い

Question 36

[adj] 1. not necessary because it is repeating something else 2. no longer needed by a company and therefore dismissed from a job

Answer 36

redundant 余分な、不要な 解雇された

Question 37

[adj] boring and lengthy

Answer 37

tedious 退屈な、うんざりするような

Question 38

[n] a set of beliefs or principles

Answer 38

creed 信条、主義

Question 39

[v] to change to include more different kinds of people or things

Answer 39

diversify ～を多様化する

Question 40

[n] the reasoning or explanation for (doing) something

Answer 40

rationale 根拠

Question 41

[n] a group of people or organizations who are working together

Answer 41

consortium 協会、共同体

Question 42

[n] the situation when a type of plant or animal has completely died out (i.e. there are none remaining)

Answer 42

extinction 絶滅

Question 43

[v] to officially state that something is no longer effective, such as a license, permit, etc.

Answer 43

revoke ～を撤回する、無効にする

Question 44

[v] 1. to boil gently 2. to be filled with a strong feeling that is not fully shown

Answer 44

simmer とろとろ煮える <感情が> 今にも爆発しそうである

Question 45

[v] to calculate a large amount of numbers, or to process a large amount of information

Answer 45

crunch <大量の数値など> を計算する、処理する

Question 46

[n] a period of time spent doing something

Answer 46

stint (仕事や活動の) 任期

Question 47

[n] a way of behaving in order to make people believe something that is not true

Answer 47

pretense 見せかけ、ふり

Question 48

[n] a problem which causes a delay or makes success more difficult to achieve

Answer 48

setback 障害、妨げ、挫折

Question 49

[adj] 1. continuing for a very long time without stopping 2. happening very often or (almost) all the time

Answer 49

perpetual 永続的な、絶え間のない ひっきりなしの

Question 50

[n] taking control of something through force

Answer 50

conquest 征服