WW12 Lesson 2 (Fifi) COPY Flashcards
absolve
(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.
放免・解除する
adumbrate
(v)
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To foreshadow in an indirect way.
* The League of Nations _adumbrated_ the United Nations -
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.
ぼんやり示す
apothegm
(n)
A short, instructive saying.
- What do you think of the _apothegm_ “Easy come; easy go”?
格言
aspersion
(n)
A defamatory expression; slander.
- Casting _aspersions_ on another’s good character is a despicable act.
中傷
coadjutor
(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
congenital
(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
élan
(n)
A lively spirit with a distinctive style.
- The band played with such _élan_ that it was invited to lead the parade.
活気
germane
(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
hiatus
(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
immure
(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
ineluctable
(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
internecine
(adj)
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Marked by slaughter; mutually destructive.
* The _internecine_ fighting among gangs distressed the community. -
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
invoke
(v)
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To appeal to earnestly.
* The petitioners _invoked_ the support of their Congressional representatives to continue public television funding. -
To cite in justification.
* The witness refused to testify by _invoking_ her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
切願する・発動する
prototype
(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.
試作品
quadrennial
(Adj)
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Occurring every four years.
* Presidential elections are a _quadrennial_ event in the United States. -
Lasting four years.
* The governor’s _quadrennial_ term of office ends next January.