3rd Year ELA Spring Mid

Question 1

not interested in something or someone; neither very good nor very bad

Answer 1

indifferent
無関心な、平凡な

Question 2

special words and phrases used by particular groups of people (especially in their work) that are not generally understood

Answer 2

jargon
専門語、隠語

Question 3

an extremely cruel or violent act, or the fact of something being that way

Answer 3

atrocity
暴虐、残虐行為

Question 4

behaving secretly and often dishonetly

Answer 4

furtive
ひそかな、内密の

Question 5

an unpleasant (or embarrassing) situation that is difficult to get out of

Answer 5

predicament
苦境、窮地

Question 6

having no effect or not able to produce any result; useless

Answer 6

futile
役に立たない、無益な

Question 7

giving too much attention to minor rules or details

Answer 7

pedantic
学者ぶった

Question 8

a person who suffers or is killed greatly because of their religious or political beliefs; someone who tries to get sympathy from others when that person caused the problem

Answer 8

martyr
殉教者、犠牲者

Question 9

something that is very confusing; confusing set of passages which is easy to get lost

Answer 9

labyrinth
迷宮、もつれ

Question 10

showing no intelligence or imagination

Answer 10

vapid
風味のない、退屈な

Question 11

strange or unusual

Answer 11

eccentric
風変わりな、常軌を逸した

Question 12

believing strongly in a religion and obeying all its rules or principles

Answer 12

devout
信心深い、熱烈な

Question 13

able or likely to change

Answer 13

mutable
変わりやすい

Question 14

[v] to express a negative emotion in a forceful and often unfair way; to cause gas to enter or leave a closed space

Answer 14

vent
発散する、はけ口を与える

Question 15

more than is needed or wanted; extra and not necessary

Answer 15

superfluous
余分の、不必要な

Question 16

to make something unclear or difficult to understand, often intentionally

Answer 16

obfuscate
曇らせる、不明瞭にする

Question 17

[adj] considered traditional, normal, and acceptable by most people

Answer 17

orthodox
正統の、月並みな

Question 18

something or behavior of someone that is intended to hide the truth

Answer 18

camouflage
ごまかす

Question 19

to teach an idea or belief to someone until they accept it uncritically, or to persuade them to accept

Answer 19

indoctrinate
教え込む、吹き込む

Question 20

not expressing something directly; understood without direct expression

Answer 20

tacit
暗黙の、無言の

Question 21

not clear or vague

Answer 21

nebulous
雲った、不明瞭な

Question 22

kind and helpful; being charitable rather than profitable

Answer 22

benevolent
優しい、善意の

Question 23

to examine something very carefully in order to discover information

Answer 23

scrutinize
細かいところまで徹底的に調べる

Question 24

causing so much emotion, especially pleasure, that it cannot be described

Answer 24

ineffable
言いようのない

Question 25

[n] traditional or generally accepted beliefs of society at a particular time

Answer 25

orthodoxy
正統派的信仰、通説に従うこと

Question 26

not wanting or not able to believe something

Answer 26

incredulous
疑い深い

Question 27

never wrong, failing, or making a mistake

Answer 27

infallible
絶対に確実な

Question 28

working class people

Answer 28

proletariat
無産階級

Question 29

something that makes the progress or achievement difficult or impossible

Answer 29

impediment
妨害物、障害

Question 30

too eager to tell people what to do

Answer 30

officious
おせっかいな、非公式の

Question 31

the power of person or a quality in life or art that causes sadness or sympathy

Answer 31

pathos
哀愁、悲哀

Question 32

to criticize someone strongly and publicly

Answer 32

denounce
(公然と) 非難する、弾劾する

Question 33

to take something; especially something necessary or pleasant, away from someone

Answer 33

deprive
奪う、拒む

Question 34

believing that it is important to work hard and control yourself, and that pleasure is unnecessary

Answer 34

puritanical
厳格な

Question 35

[v] to (make someone) feel something or want to do something; to slope at a particular angle

Answer 35

incline
向けさせる、傾ける

Question 36

to say or prove that something is wrong or false

Answer 36

refute
論破する、誤りを明らかにする

Question 37

old-fashioned

Answer 37

archaic
古い、廃れた

Question 38

the typical or highest example of a stated quality, as shown by a particular person or thing

Answer 38

epitome
典型、縮図

Question 39

old and in poor condition

Answer 39

dilapidated
荒れ果てた、くずれかかった