WW12 Lesson 1 (Fifi) Flashcards

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acolyte

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(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

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bibulous

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(adj)

  1. 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

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coalesce

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(v)

To grow together; to unite to form a whole.

  • Dissatisfied Republicans and Democrats _coalesced_ behind the third-party candidate.

合体する

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covert

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(adj)

Not openly acknowledged; secret.

  • The intelligence operation was supposed to be _covert_, but sophisticated technology revealed it.

秘密の

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declaim

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(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

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delineate

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(v)

  1. 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.
  2. 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

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demagogue

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(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

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encomium

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(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

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obdurate

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(adj)

  1. Resistant to persuasion; inflexible.
    * Despite our pleadings, Maisie remained _obdurate_ in her determination to hike the hazardous trail.
  2. Persistent in wrongdoing.
    * The judge reasoned that the _obdurate_ high schooler would benefit more from focused education than from prolonged incarceration.

頑固な

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10
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prescience

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(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

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protagonist

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(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

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12
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sedulous

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(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

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trenchant

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(adj)

Expressed with vigor and penetrating insight; keenly perceptive.

  • The reviewer’s _trenchant_ criticism did not please the book’s author.

痛烈な

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14
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utopia

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(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

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valedictory

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(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

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