WW12 Lesson 1 (Fifi) Flashcards
acolyte
(n)
A person who assists in some religious services by carrying out minor duties; one who attends or assists, a follower.
- The movie director’s _acolytes_ hung on his every word.
助手・従者
bibulous
(adj)
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Given to the consumption of alcoholic drinks.
* Health education classes provide information about the damage that can result from an excessively _bibulous_ lifestyle.
2.Highly absorbent.
- The dentist ordered an ample supply of _bibulous_ paper in which to place her instruments.
お酒好き・吸収しやすい
coalesce
(v)
To grow together; to unite to form a whole.
- Dissatisfied Republicans and Democrats _coalesced_ behind the third-party candidate.
合体する
covert
(adj)
Not openly acknowledged; secret.
- The intelligence operation was supposed to be _covert_, but sophisticated technology revealed it.
秘密の
declaim
(v)
To recite something in the style of a public speech; to speak in a loud, theatrical way.
- “To be or not to be-,” _declaimed_ the actor, “that is the question.”
熱弁する
delineate
(v)
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To describe vividly and in detail.
* In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen’s description of the Netherfield ball _delineates_ the social practices of late eighteenth-century upper-class England. -
To draw an outline of; to represent by drawing.
* In her studio, the architect _delineated_ her plan for the new wing of the building.
描写する
demagogue
(n)
A leader who seeks power by appealing to people’s emotions and prejudices and by making false claims and promises.
- During the 1950s, Senator Joseph McCarthy was a _demagogue_ who played on people’s fear of communism.
扇動家
encomium
(n)
An expression of warm and enthusiastic praise; a tribute.
- At a dinner in his honor, the philanthropist received _encomiums_ for his generous financial gift to the cancer center.
(Plural: encomiums or encomia)
賛辞
obdurate
(adj)
-
Resistant to persuasion; inflexible.
* Despite our pleadings, Maisie remained _obdurate_ in her determination to hike the hazardous trail. -
Persistent in wrongdoing.
* The judge reasoned that the _obdurate_ high schooler would benefit more from focused education than from prolonged incarceration.
頑固な
prescience
(n)
Foresight; knowledge beforehand of events.
- The Ancient Greeks consulted oracles because they believed them to have the power of _prescience_.
予知・予見
protagonist
(n)
The chief character in a drama or story.
The _protagonist_ in Shakespearean tragedy is usually a person destroyed by a character flaw such as jealousy or excessive ambition.
主人公
sedulous
(adj)
Completed with careful perseverance; diligent.
- Through their _sedulous_ efforts, workers in Project HOPE delivered medicine and supplies to doctors and patients in the disaster zone.
勤勉な
trenchant
(adj)
Expressed with vigor and penetrating insight; keenly perceptive.
- The reviewer’s _trenchant_ criticism did not please the book’s author.
痛烈な
utopia
(n)
A place or state of perfect social and political conditions.
- The _utopia_ promised by communism failed to materialize in Eastern Europe.
理想世界
valedictory
(n)
A farewell address, especially one given at a graduation ceremony.
- The _valedictory_ is usually given by a student who has achieved great distinction.
(adj)
Of or relating to such a farewell address.
- General Lee’s _valedictory_ remarks to the Army of Virginia were tinged with sadness.
別れ