GRE 今日の英単語



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May 31,2004

politic (adjective)

1)pertaining to policy

pertaining: to have reference;relate;to belong as an adjunct,part,holding,or quality; to be fitting or suitable


2) sagacious in promoting a policy;ingenious in devising and advancing a system of management; characterized by political skill and ingenuity; hence, shrewdly tactful, cunnig

sagacious: of keen penetration and judgment; discerning and judicious; knowing; far-sighted; shrewd; sage; wise
ingenious: marked by inventive skill and imagination
devising: to form, plan, or arrange in the mind; design or contrive
shrewdly: vicious;malicious;evil;wiched;mischievous;vexationus
cunning: knowing;skillfull;dexterous


3) pertaining to or promoting a policy; hence judicious; expedient; as, "a politic decision"

June 2,2004

autochthonous

1) aboriginal; indigenous;native
2) formed or originating in the place where found

autochthonous looks...

auto
chtho(nous)

June 3,2004

palliate ( I kind know this vocabulary !

1) to reduce in violence; to lessen or abate
2) to cover by excuses and apologies; to extenuate
3) to reduce in severity

palliate iraqi violence
am i right?

June 4, 2004

comely

1) Pleasing or agreeable to the sight; good-looking
2) Suitable or becoming;

i'm comely~
(this is improper..

June 6, 2004

dictum

1) an authoritative statement, a formal pronouncement

dictum,dictum,some strong statement..

June 7, 2004

mendicant
1) begger

business of begging, we name mendicant.
nice idea.

June 8, 2004

enjoin
1) to order
2) to prohibit

"en" always forces something.
like bank of japan

June 9, 2004

braggadocio
1) a braggart

braggart: one given to loud, empty boasting; a bragger

...?

2) empty boasting

boasting: to glorify oneself in speech

i see.

3) a swaggering, cocky mammer

swaggering: to walk or conduct onself with an insolent or arrogant air; strut
strut: to walk with pompous bearing
pompous: characterized by excessive self-esteem
cocky: overly self-assertive

June 10, 2004

homily
1) a sermon; a discourse on a religious theme

discourse: verbal expression in speech or writing


a homily about money~

June 11, 2004

recumbent
1) reclining; lying down
2) resting; inactive; idle

i'm recumbent sometime often (?

June 12, 2004

sonorous
1) giving sound when struck; resonant
2) loud-sounding

struck->strick: to hit sharply

my emphatic and sonorous words (very rarely

June 13, 2004

bedizen
1) to dress or adorn in gaudy manner

gaudy: showy in a tasteless or vulgar way
vulgar: crudely indecent
indecent: offensive ot good taste; unseemly

June 14, 2004

equanimity
1) evenness of mind

my sense of equanimity (?

June 15, 2004

primogeniture
1) the state of being the firstborn of the same parents
2) an exclusive right of inheritance that belongs to the eldest son

premogeniture~, i don't care

June 16, 2004

ancillary
1) subordinate; subsidiary
2) auxiliary; helping

subordinate: belonging to a lower or inferior class
subsidiary: serving to assist or suppliemet
auxiliary: same as subsidiary

kick your butt!

June 17, 2004

Potemkin village
1) an impressive facade or display that hides an undesireble fact; a false front

facade: the face of a building

Potemkin village = elaborate fake villages built in the 18th century

June 18, 2004

favonian
1) pertaining to the west wind; soft;

favonian breezes

June 19, 2004

trenchant
1) characterized by or full of force and vigor
2) caustic; biting; severe
3) distinct

a trenchant analysis, trenchant criticism, etc.

June 20, 2004

yeasty
1) resembling yeast
2) not yet settled; immature;
3) marked by agitation or change
4) frothy or trivial; frivolous
5) full of vitality; exuberant

yeast: any of various similar fungi
fungi: ? somthing lack
agitation: extreme emotional disturbance; perturbation

June 21, 2004

deipnosophist
1) someone who is skilled in table talk

June 22, 2004

jeremiad
1) a tale of sorrow, disappointment, or complaint; a doleful story; a dolorous or angry tirade

tirade: a long angry or violent speech; a diatribe
doleful: filled with or expressing grief

June 23, 2004

delectation
1) great pleasure; delight

June 24, 2004

pin money
1) an allowance of money given by a husband to his wife for private and personal expencitures
2) money for incidental expenses
3) a trivial sum

incidental: occuring or likely to occur as an unpredictable or minor accompaniment

June 25, 2004

ab ovo
1) from the beginning

June 26, 2004

woolgathering
1) indulgence in idle daydreaming

June 27, 2004

peccant
1) sinnig; guilty of transgression
2) violating a rule or a principle

transgression: a violation of a law, command, or duty

June 28, 2004

nolens volens
1) whether unwilling or willing

quisling
1) someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying his or her country; a traitor

June 30, 2004

misprize
1) to hold in contempt
2) to undervalue

contempt: the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn

July 1, 2004

tete-a-tete
1)private; confidential; familiar

kidding?

July 2, 2004

agon
1) struggle or contest; esp between the protagonist and antagonist in a literary work

July 3, 2004

collegial
1) having authority or responsibility shared equally by each of a group of colleagues
2) collegiate

July 4, 2004

ludic
1) of or relating to play; playful

July 5, 2004

refractory
1) stubbornly disobedient; unmanageable
2) difficult to melt or work

July 6, 2004

cogeries
1) a collection; an aggregation

July 7, 2004

errant
1) wandering; roving, especially in search of adventure
2) straying
3) straying from the proper standards

July 8, 2004

teetotaler
1) one pledged to entire abstinence from all intoxicating drinks

abstinence: the act of refraining from indulging an appetite, as for food

July 9, 2004

flummery
1) a name given to various sweet dishes made with milk, eggs, flour,etc
2) empty compliment; unsubstantial talk or writing; nonense

compliment: an expression of praise

July 10, 2004

overweening
1) overbearing; arrogant; presumptuous
2) excessive immoderate; exaggerated

July 11, 2004

acrimony
1) bitter, harsh, or biting sharpness, as of language, disposition, or manners

July 12, 2004

remunerate
1) to pay an equivalent to for any service, loss, expense; to recompense
2) to compensate for

July 13, 2004

supernal
1) being in or coming from the heavens or higher place or region
2) celestial; heavenly
3) lofty

July 14, 2004

libation
1) the act of pouring a liquid either on the ground or on a victim in sacrifice to some deity
2) an act or instance of drinking

July 15, 2004

acuity
1) acuteness of perception or vision; sharpness

July 16, 2004

salient
1) shooting out or up; projecting
2) forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable
3) leaping; springing; jumping

July 17, 2004

pandemic
1) affecting a whole people or number of countries; everywhere epidemic

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