TOEIC 4/20

cutxout2005-04-20

本日分

  • PartV,VI,VIIに出る核心語彙、表現100選(途中)
  • 昨日一昨日の寝不足に耐えられず、30分ほど仮眠。不覚にも、肩を冷やしてしまったようだ。
    • assume: to think that something is true, although you have no proof of it
    • entitle: if something entitles you to something, it gives you the official right to have or do it
    • eligible: someone who is eligible for something is able or allowed to do it, for example because they are the right age
    • defect: a fault or a lack of something that means that something is not perfect
    • disperse: if a group of people disperses or is dispersed, they separate and go away in different directions
    • forfeit: to lose something valuable by having it taken away from you, either as a punishment or because of a law or rule
    • intoxcation: the state of being drunk
    • vested interest: if you have a vested interest in something happening, you have a strong reason for wanting it to happen because you will get an advantage from it
    • concur: to agree with someone or have the same opinion as them
    • culprit: the person who is guilty of a crime, or responsible for damage, a problem etc
    • remit: [intransitive, transitive] to send a payment by post
    • hatch a plot/plan: hatch a plot/plan/deal etc to form a plan etc secretly
    • courtesy: [uncountable] polite behaviour that shows that you have respect for other people -opposite discourtesy
    • culminate: culminate in sth phrasal verb [transitive] if a process culminates in something, it finally reaches the highest point of development or the most important result
    • scrutinize: to examine someone or something very thoroughly and carefully
    • designate: to choose someone or something for a particular job or purpose
    • dilute: to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid
    • beneficiary: someone who gets advantages from an action or change
    • clerical: connected with office work
    • wheat: the grain that bread is made from
    • commodity: a product that can be sold to make a profit
    • compatible: two people that are compatible are able to have a good relationship
    • confiscate: to officially take private property away from someone, usually as a punishment
    • consent: permission to do something especially by someone in authority or by someone who is responsible for something -see also age�of�consent
    • convene: if a group of people convene, or someone convenes them, they come together, especially for a formal meeting

祭りの前

2ch方面では、着々と祭りの準備が進んでいる模様。オフィシャルには4/26発表となっていましたが、実際は金曜日発送らしいので、土曜日に到着することが多いのだそうで。