英検１級を超える英単語２

Acumen（鋭い洞察力、判断力）

Altruism（利他主義）

Ameliorate（改善する、向上させる）

Anachronism（時代錯誤、不適切な時代配置）

Aphorism（格言、警句）

Apogee（絶頂、極点）

Axiom（自明の理、公理）

Bastion（要塞、防御拠点）

Blithe（陽気な、快活な）

Cacophony（耳障りな音、不協和音）

Capitulate（降伏する、屈服する）

Commensurate（比例した、釣り合った）

Concomitant（付随する、伴う）

Connivance（見て見ぬふり、黙認）

Consternation（驚愕、狼狽）

Corpulent（太った、肥満の）

Defenestration（窓からの投げ捨て、追放）

Deference（敬意、服従）

Denouement（大詰め、結末）

Desultory（まとまりのない、場当たり的な）

Diatribe（痛烈な批判、非難）

Dichotomy（二分法、相反するもの）

Dilatory（遅延的な、のろい）

Disparate（本質的に異なる）

Doggerel（駄作の詩、つまらない詩）

Draconian（過酷な、厳格な）

Ebullience（あふれる元気、熱意）

Effrontery（厚かましさ、ずうずうしさ）

Encomium（賛辞、称賛）

Enigmatic（謎めいた、不可解な）

Esoteric（難解な、秘伝の）

Exigent（緊急の、差し迫った）

Felicitous（適切な、幸運な）

Fecund（多産の、肥沃な）

Gainsay（反駁する、否定する）

Histrionic（演技じみた、大げさな）

Ignominious（不名誉な、屈辱的な）

Insouciance（無頓着、のんき）

Intransigent（非妥協的な、頑固な）

Inveterate（根深い、慢性的な）

Lachrymal（涙の、涙を流す）

Lugubrious（悲しげな、陰鬱な）

Machination（陰謀、策略）

Mendicant（物乞いの、乞食）

Obfuscation（混乱させること、不明瞭化）

Onerous（煩わしい、重荷となる）

Opprobrium（激しい非難、不名誉）

Parsimonious（けちくさい、極度に倹約する）

Penchant（強い好み、傾向）

Pithy（簡潔で要を得た）

Acumen（鋭い洞察力、判断力）：
His business acumen helped the company grow rapidly.

Altruism（利他主義）：
Her actions were motivated by pure altruism, always putting others’ needs before her own.

Ameliorate（改善する、向上させる）：
The government introduced policies to ameliorate the living conditions of the poor.

Anachronism（時代錯誤、不適切な時代配置）：
The use of a quill pen in the modern office was an anachronism.

Aphorism（格言、警句）：
He often quoted aphorisms to inspire his students.

Apogee（絶頂、極点）：
The artist’s career reached its apogee with the success of her latest exhibition.

Axiom（自明の理、公理）：
The concept of gravity is an axiom in the study of physics.

Bastion（要塞、防御拠点）：
The castle served as a bastion of defense during the war.

Blithe（陽気な、快活な）：
Her blithe spirit was contagious, making everyone around her smile.

Cacophony（耳障りな音、不協和音）：
The cacophony of car horns made it impossible to concentrate.

Capitulate（降伏する、屈服する）：
The enemy was forced to capitulate after the prolonged siege.

Commensurate（比例した、釣り合った）：
His salary is commensurate with his experience and qualifications.

Concomitant（付随する、伴う）：
The increase in traffic was concomitant with the growth of the city’s population.

Connivance（見て見ぬふり、黙認）：
He was accused of connivance in the fraudulent activities.

Consternation（驚愕、狼狽）：
The announcement of the layoffs caused consternation among the employees.

Corpulent（太った、肥満の）：
The corpulent man struggled to climb the stairs.

Defenestration（窓からの投げ捨て、追放）：
The king’s defenestration marked the beginning of the revolution.

Deference（敬意、服従）：
She showed deference to the elderly by standing when they entered the room.

Denouement（大詰め、結末）：
The movie’s denouement tied up all the loose ends of the plot.

Desultory（まとまりのない、場当たり的な）：
The conversation was desultory, jumping from topic to topic without focus.

Diatribe（痛烈な批判、非難）：
The politician launched a diatribe against his opponent during the debate.

Dichotomy（二分法、相反するもの）：
There is a clear dichotomy between the rich and the poor in the city.

Dilatory（遅延的な、のろい）：
His dilatory response to the emergency request caused a delay in the process.

Disparate（本質的に異なる）：
The two companies had disparate business models and cultures.

Doggerel（駄作の詩、つまらない詩）：
The poem was filled with doggerel, lacking any depth or meaning.

Draconian（過酷な、厳格な）：
The government implemented draconian measures to curb the protests.

Ebullience（あふれる元気、熱意）：
Her ebullience was evident as she spoke passionately about the project.

Effrontery（厚かましさ、ずうずうしさ）：
He had the effrontery to challenge his boss in front of the entire team.

Encomium（賛辞、称賛）：
The retiring teacher received an encomium from the students and faculty.

Enigmatic（謎めいた、不可解な）：
His enigmatic smile left everyone wondering what he was thinking.

Esoteric（難解な、秘伝の）：
The philosopher’s theories were so esoteric that only a few understood them.

Exigent（緊急の、差し迫った）：
The exigent nature of the situation required immediate action.

Felicitous（適切な、幸運な）：
Her choice of words was felicitous, perfectly capturing the mood of the occasion.

Fecund（多産の、肥沃な）：
The fecund soil in the region produced an abundance of crops.

Gainsay（反駁する、否定する）：
No one dared to gainsay the CEO’s decision at the meeting.

Histrionic（演技じみた、大げさな）：
His histrionic performance in the play won him critical acclaim.

Ignominious（不名誉な、屈辱的な）：
The team’s ignominious defeat left them embarrassed and demoralized.

Insouciance（無頓着、のんき）：
Her insouciance in the face of adversity impressed everyone around her.

Intransigent（非妥協的な、頑固な）：
The intransigent negotiator refused to compromise on any terms.

Inveterate（根深い、慢性的な）：
He was an inveterate smoker, unable to quit despite multiple attempts.

Lachrymal（涙の、涙を流す）：
The lachrymal scene in the film had the audience in tears.

Lugubrious（悲しげな、陰鬱な）：
His lugubrious expression suggested that he had received bad news.

Machination（陰謀、策略）：
The machinations of the rival company were revealed during the investigation.

Mendicant（物乞いの、乞食）：
The mendicant lived on the streets, relying on the charity of others.

Obfuscation（混乱させること、不明瞭化）：
The lawyer’s obfuscation of the facts only made the case more confusing.

Onerous（煩わしい、重荷となる）：
The task was so onerous that she needed help to complete it on time.

Opprobrium（激しい非難、不名誉）：
The senator faced opprobrium after the scandal broke.

Parsimonious（けちくさい、極度に倹約する）：
He was so parsimonious that he wouldn’t even buy a coffee for himself.

Penchant（強い好み、傾向）：
She had a penchant for classical music and often attended concerts.

Pithy（簡潔で要を得た）：
The speaker gave a pithy summary of the report, focusing on the key points.