TOEFL 4 Flashcards
(30 cards)
カバ
hippopotamus
（主義などを）採用する、抱きしめる
The labor laws ______ the principle of equal pay for equal job.
embrace
創作の、架空の、偽りの
Everyone in the class took that ______ story seriously.
[同: imaginary]
fictitious
決闘、果し合い
duel
贅沢な、派手な、惜しまない、気前のよい
A _____ lifestyle.
He is ______ in his clothes.
lavish
収穫する
This is the busiest season for us because we have to _____ our wheat crop.
reap
（目の）網膜
retina
しがみつく
I was _____ing to the ladder, unable to go up or down.
cling
大胆な
NASA launched a ______ Mars exploration by using “Curiousity”.
daring
追い越す、追い抜く
The other car ______ our car rapidly.
overtake (past: overtook)
臆病者
coward
解ける、和らぐ、解かす、暖かめる
Spring is here. The frozen lake will ____ soon.
thaw
工夫、巧妙さ、器用さ
ingenuity
（鳥などが）卵を抱く
It has been proven that certain dinosaurs _____ed many eggs.
brood
空気で運ばれる、空中浮遊による（の）（花粉・細菌など）
The epidemic was caused by _____ bacteria.
airborne
標本、見本、サンプル
specimen
眠い、眠気を誘う
Due to overnight work, many students felt _____.
drowsy
両生動物、水陸両用（飛行機・戦車）
amphibian
経験する
I have never ______ such a terrible experience
undergo (pp: undergone)
実質的に、事実上
[同: in effect, effectively]
It was he who _____ ran the company.
virtually
人口調査、国勢調査
sensus
(重いものを力を入れて）持ち上げる、引っ張る、押す
It took six men _____ing on a rope to move the piano upstairs.
heave
慢性の
chronic
口語的な、会話的な
colloquial
