WW12 Lesson 2 (Fifi)

Question 1

absolve

Answer 1

(v)

To clear guilt, or to free from a promise or a responsibility.

The court ordered DNA test _absolved_ the suspect of the assault charges.

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Question 2

adumbrate

Answer 2

(v)

1. To foreshadow in an indirect way.
   * The League of Nations _adumbrated_ the United Nations
2. To outline in a sketchy way; to partially disclose.
   * The architect Norman Foster _adumbrated_ his idea for Bilbao’s subway entrances, saving the details until later.

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Question 3

apothegm

Answer 3

(n)

A short, instructive saying.

• What do you think of the _apothegm_ “Easy come; easy go”?

格言

Question 4

aspersion

Answer 4

(n)

A defamatory expression; slander.

• Casting _aspersions_ on another’s good character is a despicable act.

中傷

Question 5

coadjutor

Answer 5

(n)

One who works with another, usually in a subordinate position; an assistant.

• The film director’s _coadjutor_ arranged the schedule so the production ran smoothly.

助手

Question 6

congenital

Answer 6

(adj)

Existing at or dating from birth; being an essential characteristic.

• Surgeons can now make dramatic improvements on _congenital_ physical abnormalities.

生まれつき

Question 7

élan

Answer 7

(n)

A lively spirit with a distinctive style.

• The band played with such _élan_ that it was invited to lead the parade.

活気

Question 8

germane

Answer 8

(adj)

Pertinent and fitting.

• During her press conference, the governor refused to answer questions that weren’t _germane_ to her proposed budget.

適切な

Question 9

hiatus

Answer 9

(n)

An interruption or gap in space, continuity, or time.

• The sculptor expressed frustration at the _hiatus_ in his productivity in recent years.

隙間

Question 10

immure

Answer 10

(v)

To confine within or as if within walls; to imprison.

• Rapunzel let down her long hair to escape from the high tower in which she was _immured_.

閉じ込める

Question 11

ineluctable

Answer 11

(adj)

Not to be avoided or changed; inevitable.

• The _ineluctable_ involvement of the United States in European affairs began in 1917.

避けられない

Question 12

internecine

Answer 12

(adj)

1. Marked by slaughter; mutually destructive.
   * The _internecine_ fighting among gangs distressed the community.
2. Relating to conflict within a group.
   * Word leaked to the outside world of the _internecine_ struggle among Iraq’s ruling elite.

仲間同士の争い

Question 13

invoke

Answer 13

(v)

1. To appeal to earnestly.
   * The petitioners _invoked_ the support of their Congressional representatives to continue public television funding.
2. To cite in justification.
   * The witness refused to testify by _invoking_ her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

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Question 14

prototype

Answer 14

(n)

A person or thing that serves as an example of its kind; an original.

• The _prototype_ of the automobile actually did look like a horseless carriage.

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Question 15

quadrennial

Answer 15

(Adj)

1. Occurring every four years.
   * Presidential elections are a _quadrennial_ event in the United States.
2. Lasting four years.
   * The governor’s _quadrennial_ term of office ends next January.