目 次 1．動 詞 1 2．分詞形容詞 32 3．副 詞 36 解答・和訳（動 詞） 40 解答

【教材名】英検１級英単語 動詞・分詞・副詞
【発行所】英語教材 100 円ショップ
【教材番号】604
【編著者】村上純一郎
【販売店】http://honyeah.jp/604.html
目
次
１．動 詞
1
２．分詞形容詞
34
３．副 詞
38
解答・和訳（動 詞）
42
解答・和訳（分詞形容詞）
85
解答・和訳（副 詞）
90
1
１．動詞
1.
The mountain climbers waited for the snowstorm to (
) before their descent down the
mountain.
① dwindle
2.
② abate
③ amass
The typhoon shows no sign of (
① abounding
3.
④ curtail
<1996-1>
) as it continues to head north.
② abridging
③ absolving
④ abating
<1991-1>
The king was becoming too weak to rule effectively, so he decided he would (
) the throne
on his 80th birthday, making way for his son to take over.
① abdicate
4.
② accentuate
③ ameliorate
The launch of the satellite had to be (
④ arbitrate
<2008-1>
) at the last moment when a technical problem was
discovered in one of the rocket’s engines.
① excavated
5.
② replenished
③ aborted
At the last minute, the rocket launch had to be (
① aborted
6.
② extorted
7.
② admonish
8.
② absorb
④ dispelled
<2001-3>
) certain laws in case of an emergency at sea.
③ adjourn
It is no good trying to read faster than you can (
① accommodate
<2010-1>
) because of unexpected bad weather.
③ repelled
The captain of a ship has the power to (
① abet
④ recanted
④ abrogate
<1994-2>
④ accomplish
<1988-2>
) ideas.
③ absolve
The makeup artist was popular with fashion models because she knew exactly how to (
)
their features to make them look their best.
① debase
9.
② embroil
③ regress
④ accentuate
<2012-1>
Max put the money he had inherited from his grandfather into a savings account. After a few
years, enough interest had (
① accrued
10.
The jury (
① accosted
11.
) to pay for a vacation in France.
② undulated
③ surmised
④ hibernated
<2011-1>
) the defendant, saying that the prosecution had failed to prove its case.
② acquitted
③ censured
④ contrived
Supporting the crime bill allowed the president to appear tough and to (
<2001-3>
) what voters see
as one of the country’s biggest problems.
① comment
12.
② remark
③ address
“Unless there are any objections, I’d like to (
④ impart
<1995-2>
) this meeting for lunch,” said the CEO.
“Let’s start again at 2 o’clock.”
① invoke
13.
② purvey
After the meeting had officially been (
③ adjourn
④ vilify
<2010-1>
), some of the participants remained in the room to
further discuss the new proposal.
① affixed
14.
② ordained
③ adjourned
The team doctor warned the basketball player that he could (
④ intervened
<2001-1>
) his knee injury if he started
running too soon. “Wait another two weeks,” the doctor said.
① substantiate
② revitalize
③ proliferate
④ aggravate
<2006-3>
2
15.
The new president’s aggressive management style (
) many of the staff. Within a few
months, a number of them had decided to leave the company.
① alienated
16.
② capitulated
③ fumigated
④ illuminated
When Frank put up new wallpaper in his living room, he (
<2013-1>
) the sheets very carefully to
make sure the pattern matched.
① corroded
17.
② aligned
③ fumbled
④ exhaled
Octavio is extremely scared of flying. His friends try to (
<2015-1>
) his fear by telling him it is the
safest way to travel, but he insists he will never get in an airplane.
① annex
18.
④ vacillate
② propagate
③ resuscitate
② satiate
④ alleviate
③ repatriate
To prevent the speakers from exceeding their (
<2014-3>
) the pain of migraine headaches.
Many people find that exercise helps them improve concentration and (
① deviate
20.
③ allay
A new drug has been released that promises to (
① augment
19.
② consecrate
<2006-2>
) boredom.
④ alleviate
<1995-1>
) time, a timekeeper was employed to ring a
bell when it was time to stop.
① imparted
21.
② diffused
The board voted to (
③ allotted
④ embedded
<2002-2>
) the organization’s charter by adding a clause prohibiting sexual
discrimination in any of its activities.
① allot
22.
② amend
③ abort
The young entrepreneur hopes to (
④ array
<1998-2>
) a vast personal fortune by the time he reaches the age
of 25.
① amass
23.
② engross
③ embed
This translation of the ancient Hindu text has been (
④ conglomerate
<2001-2>
) by a British scholar to help Western
readers understand certain culturally specific concepts.
① saturated
24.
③ hampered
It may be that ‘good’, i.e. safe, drivers (
① emancipate
25.
② annotated
② participate
Mr. Smith had his house (
④ vindicated
<2011-1>
) or in some other way avoid pre-accident situations.
③ anticipate
④ dissipate
<1988-2>
) and was surprised to discover that it had nearly doubled in
value since he bought it.
① recited
26.
② appraised
③ accosted
Thanks to the help of an informer, the police were able to (
④ reproved
<2013-3>
) the criminals before they had a
chance to carry out the bank robbery.
① reconvene
27.
② appease
The speaker at the political rally (
③ reinstate
④ apprehend
<2008-3>
) the federal government for its failure to deal with the
growing problem of illegal immigration.
① assailed
28.
② appended
The government did its best to (
③ acclaimed
④ afflicted
<2005-1>
) people’s fears about the outbreak of the disease, but the
official announcements had little effect and panic began to spread.
3
① embroil
29.
② assuage
③ disparage
Companies are required by law to have their books (
④ shirk
<2016-2>
) by an independent accounting firm
after the close of each financial year.
① audited
30.
② debited
③ remitted
The United Nations said it would (
④ chartered
<2002-1>
) its forces from 20,000 to 25,000 to deal with the
spreading unrest.
① assemble
31.
② augment
③ audit
The organized crime group decided to (
④ articulate
<1994-1>
) the imprisonment of its leader by setting fire to
the home of the judge who had given the prison sentence.
① rejuvenate
32.
② avenge
③ appraise
④ estrange
<2015-3>
Police redirected the route of the anti-globalization march away from the city center to (
)
any clashes with a rival demonstration there.
① glean
33.
② avert
③ erode
④ pare
The United Nations conference could be the last chance to (
<2009-2>
) the collapse of the world
fishing industry.
① convert
34.
② avert
The hospital’s doctors were (
③ pervert
④ divert
<1996-2>
) by the boy’s disease and called in outside specialists to help
diagnose it.
① badgered
35.
③ bungled
④ buffered
<2000-1>
Reptiles like snakes and lizards are unable to create their own body heat, so they can often be
seen (
) in the sun to warm up.
① basking
36.
② baffled
② budging
③ muddling
④ scouring
My boss always laughs at my proposals in front of everybody. I think he’s (
<2011-2>
) me just
because I’m a woman.
① placating
37.
② belittling
③ endorsing
No matter what you think of him as a person, you can’t (
④ lauding
<2002-1>
) his spectacular achievements in
increasing the profits of this company.
① revere
38.
② besiege
③ condense
Although Kathy found her job interesting, she (
④ belittle
<1998-2>
) the fact that she had to work overtime
without extra pay.
① bemoaned
39.
② tethered
Before she died, the millionaire (
③ imploded
④ stampeded
<2012-3>
) her entire fortune to the university she had attended.
The money has been used to establish a scholarship in her name.
① disparaged
40.
② flouted
③ bequeathed
④ retracted
As soon as the pop star stepped out of her limousine, she was (
<2011-3>
) by reporters asking her
questions about her latest scandal.
① bewitched
41.
② bestowed
③ bemoaned
④ besieged
<2005-3>
A: Mom, do you think Dad will really kick me out of the house if I come home late again?
4
B: No, he was just (
), but I bet he’d ground you for at least a month, so you’d better do as he
says.
① bluffing
42.
② defaming
③ syndicating
④ bungling
<2009-2>
In the immediate postwar years, America formulated a two-pronged strategy to (
)
Moscow’s main thrust in Europe.
① blink
43.
② bleach
Unless something is done to (
③ blunt
④ blister
<1993-2>
) the prime minister’s standing in the opinion polls, his
supporters fear this latest scandal may force him to resign.
① deploy
44.
② picket
③ bolster
The success of the writer’s first novel (
④ stymie
<2009-3>
) her confidence and inspired her to produce what
became a series of award-winning books.
① embarked
45.
② bolstered
③ clenched
Western powers hope that a democratic Russia will (
④ tethered
<2000-2>
) European stability and cooperate in
overcoming various crises.
① bolster
46.
② bombard
③ thrust
④ thwart
When the cowboy approached the wild horse, the animal suddenly (
<1993-1>
) and jumped over the
fence.
① bolted
47.
③ drilled
The government will announce measures to (
① boast
48.
② tilted
Terry (
② boost
④ blistered
<2005-2>
) the slowing economy.
③ bounce
④ bond
<1993-2>
) his attempt to repair the leaky faucet in his bathroom and made the problem
worse, so his wife called a professional to come and fix it.
① marooned
49.
② placated
③ botched
④ emblazoned
<2015-3>
A: This tea is very weak.
B: You probably didn’t (
) it long enough. You need to leave the tea bag in the hot water for
about three minutes.
① deface
50.
② shear
③ usher
) the subject.
① exult
③ stitch
② enact
Press reports from the war zone are being heavily (
① secluded
52.
<2016-2>
During his annual performance evaluation, the man had planned to ask for a pay raise, but in
the end he did not have the courage to (
51.
④ brew
② censored
The surgeon was officially (
③ shrouded
④ broach
<2006-3>
) by military authorities.
④ covered
<1997-1>
) by the hospital committee for performing a new surgical
procedure without authorization.
① censured
53.
② instigated
③ accosted
④ coerced
<1999-1>
No matter how much companies spend on network security, there is always a chance that a
hacker will find a way to (
① circumvent
) it and enter the system.
② congregate
③ impoverish
④ prevaricate
<2007-1>
5
54.
Somehow, the company managed to (
) the rules and place a bid for the contract even after
the official deadline had passed.
① enunciate
55.
② recuperate
The dictator tried to (
③ circumvent
④ regiment
<2002-2>
) the UN sanctions on exporting military equipment by labeling the
weapons as medical goods.
① circumvent
56.
The athlete (
① clenched
57.
② encompass
③ dissipate
④ emancipate
) his teeth and made one final attempt to lift the barbell.
② thumped
③ clumped
④ snarled
① cantered
② clinched
) the deal.
③ saturated
No water came out because the pipe was (
① chafed
59.
<2006-3>
Martin was initially hesitant about buying the computer, but when the salesman offered him
two years’ extra warranty and some free speakers, it (
58.
<1998-2>
② crashed
④ satirized
<2014-2>
④ creaked
<1993-2>
).
③ clogged
The woman stood at the foot of the tree, trying to (
) her beloved pet cat down from a high
branch.
① coax
60.
The firemen were (
① berated
61.
② tame
③ taunt
④ expel
<2001-2>
) by the mayor, and given medals for saving the children in the blaze.
② advocated
The special PTA committee, (
③ reprimanded
④ commended
<1998-1>
) 10 members, met each Saturday to discuss issues
concerning local schools.
① appraising
62.
② concede
③ denote
The spot where the sun’s rays are (
① concentrated
64.
③ comprising
Though I strongly dislike her way of doing things, I will (
① conceive
63.
② recounting
② diverged
<2000-2>
) that she is an effective manager.
④ dispute
<1997-1>
) by a convex lens is known as its focal point.
③ inverted
The judge said she could not (
④ surmounting
④ reflected
<1987-1>
) the defendant’s shooting of the burglar but sympathized
with his wish to protect his family.
① condone
65.
The student’s offense was (
① exceeded
66.
② decree
③ purloin
<2009-3>
) by the principal in view of the circumstances.
② executed
Customs officials (
④ allay
③ condoned
④ convicted
<1993-1>
) the rare plants that the man tried to take into the country. They
explained that such products could not be imported without a permit.
① absolved
67.
The Customs (
① forfeited
68.
② confiscated
③ persecuted
④ transposed
<2007-2>
) hundreds of fake watches brought into the country illegally.
② confiscated
③ rebuffed
Protests and lawsuits by environmental groups (
④ bereaved
<1996-2>
) the chemical company’s efforts to build a
factory near the river. The company is now searching for another location.
① nurtured
② precipitated
③ emboldened
④ confounded
<2007-3>
6
69.
A surprisingly large crowd (
) in the park for the free music festival.
City officials
regretted not having chosen a bigger venue for the event.
① ruminated
70.
② congregated
③ disseminated
To many people, the state of Arizona (
④ procrastinated
<2012-1>
) an image of barren deserts. They often do not
realize that it also contains lovely forests and beautiful rivers.
① confutes
71.
③ conjures
It is often difficult to determine legally what (
① constitutes
72.
② trounces
② engrosses
④ topples
<2011-2>
) sexual harassment.
③ secludes
④ materializes
The prime minister’s statement at the news conference could be (
<1999-1>
) in so many different
ways that it didn’t clarify the matter.
① construed
73.
<1996-1>
② contaminated
③ constricted
④ diluted
② extemporize
③ contemplate
).
<1990-1>
).
④ promulgate
<1996-2>
Countries concerned about the rise in international terrorism have asked the United Nations
to (
) a special meeting to discuss the issue.
① amplify
76.
④ reiterated
What might happen if all our plans went wrong is frightening to (
① formulate
75.
③ exposed
They have found high levels of chemical poisons in the river. The water is extremely (
① dissolved
74.
② signified
② smother
③ nibble
④ convene
<2015-3>
With the Olympics only a few days away, thousands of sports fans have begun to (
) on the
city. Bars and restaurants are already doing good business.
① impel
77.
② converge
③ propagate
Because the suspect lived alone, there was nobody to (
④ augment
<2011-2>
) his alibi that he had been at home
on the night of the robbery.
① corroborate
78.
② deviate
③ deprecate
④ capitulate
<2009-1>
Plumbers determined that an old section of iron pipe in the building’s basement had (
) and
caused the water leakage.
① disbanded
79.
② saturated
③ corroded
Whenever anyone approached the abandoned dog, it (
④ fluctuated
<2000-1>
) with fear. It had obviously been
treated badly by its former owners.
① cringed
80.
② bungled
It just makes me (
③ scoured
④ billowed
<2016-2>
) with embarrassment when Jonathan tries to tell his silly jokes on
formal occasions.
① connive
81.
③ lurk
④ cringe
Throughout centuries of burning desert heat, the old walls had gradually (
① crumbled
82.
② digress
The concert (
② crushed
③ crunched
④ crumpled
<2003-3>
).
<1990-1>
) with all performers joining together on stage for a final number. The
audience loved it.
① reverted
② culminated
③ scampered
④ decreed
<2015-3>
7
83.
Senator Johnson’s new bill is designed to (
) excessive spending by the military, thereby
saving taxpayers millions of dollars.
① curtail
84.
② buttress
③ subsidize
④ inaugurate
Because of the recent financial crisis, officials at all levels have been asked to (
<2001-1>
) their
expenditure on entertainment.
① abridge
85.
② condense
③ curtail
The store manager told his staff not to (
④ discard
<1996-2>
), even if there were no customers. He said there
was always work to do, like unpacking boxes and tidying the shelves.
① dawdle
86.
② jiggle
③ hobble
Tyler is an excellent magician and entertainer who can (
④ wrangle
<2008-2>
) any audience with his skills. It
is no surprise he has a growing fan base.
① guzzle
87.
② tangle
Air force pilots are (
③ dazzle
④ jangle
<2010-3>
) immediately after a mission so their senior officers can get the facts
while events are still fresh in the pilots’ minds.
① purported
88.
② prefaced
Despite efforts to (
③ demeaned
④ debriefed
<2012-1>
) the scientist’s new theory, it held up to thorough examination and
became widely accepted.
① canvass
89.
② manifest
Business leaders (
③ wean
④ debunk
<2009-1>
) the government’s plans to raise the consumption tax, arguing that
such a move would send the economy into a recession.
① decried
90.
② deified
The police detective (
③ desensitized
④ deployed
<2015-2>
) from the amount of equipment stolen that four or five burglars had
been involved in the robbery.
① compressed
91.
① denoting
④ deduced
<2013-2>
) taxpayers, and should be punished.
② decanting
③ debarring
④ defrauding
<2009-3>
The two countries were close to war over their border dispute. Fortunately, their respective
foreign ministers met and were able to (
① embed
93.
③ integrated
The minister said that people who collect welfare payments to which they are not entitled are
guilty of (
92.
② obstructed
② demean
) the situation and prevent any conflict.
③ astound
As the manager’s workload increased, he was forced to (
④ defuse
<2010-2>
) more and more responsibilities
to his staff.
① incite
94.
② delegate
③ audit
George, you really need to learn how to (
④ instigate
<2005-3>
) responsibility. You just can’t do everything by
yourself.
① replicate
95.
② elongate
③ delegate
④ contemplate
<2002-2>
A manager in a big organization cannot do all the work alone. He or she must learn to (
authority.
)
8
① transcribe
96.
② admonish
③ ratify
The jury of six men and six women (
④ delegate
<1998-1>
) for almost 12 hours before returning a verdict of not
guilty.
① deliberated
97.
(
② obstructed
④ degenerated
<2003-3>
Women’s rights groups are urging people not to buy the author’s latest book. They say he
) women when he suggests that their place is in the home.
① deforms
98.
③ aligned
② demeans
③ defrauds
④ defaces
The politician’s remark that the war was nearly impossible to win (
<2005-3>
) his country’s troops.
They began to wonder what they were fighting for.
① demoralized
99.
② implored
③ detested
④ immersed
Traditional haiku poems contain a “season word,” a term used to (
<2015-2>
) the particular season
in which the poem is set.
① denote
② provoke
③ ascribe
100. In his new book, the former police officer (
④ inflect
<2012-2>
) as “unforgivable” the corruption he witnessed
within the department.
① denounces
② demotes
③ deploys
④ deflects
<2000-1>
101. Efforts to supply blankets and tents to people made homeless after the massive flood have
seriously (
) the aid agency’s funds. “We urgently need more donations now to keep up the
flow of aid,” said a spokesperson.
① interrogated
② depleted
102. Oil-well fires are (
③ manipulated
④ mediated
<2004-1>
) the nation’s most valuable resource at a rate far greater than anyone
had predicted.
① deporting
② deploring
③ deploying
103. Government authorities have (
④ depleting
<1992-2>
) five radical activists from the country and jailed 100
others.
① deplored
② depicted
104. New cars often (
③ departed
④ deported
<1994-1>
) in value quickly after purchase. Classic cars, on the other hand, tend to
become more valuable over time.
① debunk
② depreciate
105. The government intends to (
③ deluge
④ defame
<2015-1>
) foreign exchange procedures, so that companies can carry
out their own transactions more easily.
① defuse
② demote
106. Although the new secretary (
③ deregulate
④ degenerate
<1996-1>
) her boss for being rude and arrogant, she had to admit that
he was good at his job.
① surmounted
107. Police have (
② coveted
③ detested
④ solicited
<2009-3>
) two men for questioning in connection with the bank robbery.
① detected
108. The suspect was (
② debriefed
③ detained
④ defied
) at the police station for several hours of intensive questioning.
<1998-2>
9
① suspended
② detained
109. The burglar was not (
③ retained
④ deterred
<1990-1>
) by the sophisticated home security system and had little trouble
entering the house.
① lamented
② detested
110. The reviewer (
③ rebuked
④ deterred
<1999-2>
) everything about the movie, slamming the ridiculous plot and dreadful
acting.
① dwarfed
② esteemed
③ cherished
④ detested
111. Several soldiers were seriously injured when their vehicle hit and (
① contemplated
② denigrated
③ detonated
112. Some cities in the Philippines were (
① detracted
② devastated
113. Though snakes are known to (
<2002-1>
) a landmine.
④ commiserated
<2006-3>
) by the big earthquake.
③ deviated
④ detested
<1991-1>
) their prey whole, they are actually very particular about
what they eat.
① divest
② devour
114. Seconds lost in (
① devouring
③ debunk
④ debase
<2002-1>
) a heart attack can mean the difference between life and death.
② dehydrating
③ diagramming
④ diagnosing
115. “The recent budget cuts to the emergency services have severely (
<1994-2>
) our ability to respond
quickly to calls,” a spokesperson claimed yesterday.
① emanated
② synthesized
③ resonated
116. The disease stems from the substances (
① dislodged
② discerned
④ diminished
<2006-1>
) from the factory into the water supply.
③ discharged
④ disclaimed
117. When the company proposed another five percent cut in salary, (
<1992-1>
) employees threatened to
walk out.
① distended
② disheveled
③ disbanded
④ disgruntled
118. Any doubts Susan had about her performance at the job interview were (
<2005-2>
) when she
received an e-mail from the company offering her the position.
① exuded
② petrified
③ deluded
④ dispelled
119. Through community meetings, the government hopes to (
<2011-2>
) the fears of the local populace
concerning the toxic waste dump.
① dispel
② summon
③ evade
④ condemn
120. When shots were fired, the demonstrators in the city square immediately (
<1997-2>
) and ran into
shops or office buildings to hide.
① filtered
121. The crowd (
① dissembled
② dispersed
③ fractured
④ incriminated
<2008-1>
④ dispelled
<1990-1>
) when the police arrived.
② disclosed
③ dispersed
122. As part of their biology course, the students had to (
) frogs in the laboratory in order to
identify the various internal organs.
① dissect
② extol
③ resonate
④ mock
<2010-2>
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解答・和訳
１．動詞
1.
② 登山者達は下山の前に吹雪が収まるのを待った。
①dwindle｢だんだん小さく[少なく]なる｣ ②abate｢減少する；弱まる｣ ③amass｢蓄積する；(寄せ)
集める｣ ④curtail｢短縮[削減]する｣
2.
④ その台風は衰える気配を見せることなく，北上し続けている。
①abound｢いっぱいある[いる]；溢れている｣ ②abridge｢短縮[要約]する｣ ③absolve｢免除[放免]す
る｣ ④abate｢減少する；弱まる｣
3.
① 国王は体が弱って有効に統治できなくなってきたので，80 歳の誕生日に王位を退き，息子が
継承するように道を譲ることに決めた。
①abdicate｢退位[放棄]する｣ ②accentuate｢強調する；目立たせる｣ ③ameliorate｢改善[改良]する｣
④arbitrate｢仲裁[調停]する｣
4.
③ ロケットエンジンの１つに技術上の問題が見つかると，衛星の打ち上げは土壇場で中止に追
い込まれた。
①excavate｢掘る；発掘する｣ ②replenish｢補充[補給]する｣ ③abort｢中絶する；成長[発展]を止め
る｣ ④recant｢取り消す；撤回[改宗]する｣
5.
① 直前になって，予想外の悪天候のために，ロケットの打ち上げは中止しなければならなかっ
た。
①abort｢中絶する；成長[発展]を止める｣ ②extort｢ゆすり[だまし]取る｣ ③repel｢撃退[反発]する；
寄せ付けない｣ ④dispel｢追い散らす；一掃する｣
6.
④ 船長には，海上での緊急時に特定の法律を取り消す権限がある。
①abet｢幇助[教唆，扇動]する｣
②admonish｢諭す；戒める｣
③adjourn｢中断[延期]する｣
④
abrogate｢廃止する；取り消す｣
7.
② 考えを吸収できないほど速く読もうとしても無駄だ。
①accommodate｢収容できる；適応させる｣ ②absorb｢吸収する；夢中にさせる｣ ③absolve｢免除[放
免]する｣ ④accomplish｢成し遂げる；達成する｣
8.
④ その化粧師[メイクアップ・アーティスト]は，顔立ちを際立たせて最もきれいに見せる方法を
はっきりと知っていたので，ファッション・モデルに人気があった。
①debase｢(質[品位]を)落とす｣ ②embroil｢巻き込む；混乱させる｣ ③regress｢退行[逆行]させる｣
④accentuate｢強調する；目立たせる｣
9.
① マックスは祖父から相続したお金を預金口座に預けた。数年後には，フランスでの休暇の費
用を払えるほどの利息がついていた。
①accrue｢生じる；発生[増加]する｣ ②undulate｢波形にする；起伏をつける｣ ③surmise｢推量[推測]
する｣ ④hibernate｢冬眠[冬籠り]する｣
10.
② 検察側は事件を立証できなかったと言って，陪審は被告に無罪を宣告した。
①accost｢近寄って声をかける；金をせびる｣ ②acquit｢無罪を宣告する；解放[放免]する｣ ③censure
｢非難する；問責決議をする｣ ④contrive｢企画[考案]する｣
11.
③ その犯罪法案を支持したことで，大統領は強硬に見えて，有権者が国の最大の問題の１つと
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考える事柄に立ち向かうことが可能となった。
①comment｢批評する｣ ②remark｢述べる；気づく｣ ③address｢対処する；話しかける｣ ④impart
｢(分け)与える；添える｣
12.
③ ｢異論がなければ，昼食のためにこの会議を延期したいと思います。２時に再開しましょう｣
と，最高経営責任者は言った。
①invoke｢発動[実施]する｣ ②purvey｢提供する；広める｣ ③adjourn｢中断[延期]する｣ ④vilify｢悪
く言う[書く]；けなす｣
13.
③ 会議が正式に中断された後，参加者数名が部屋に残って，新提案についてさらに議論した。
①affix｢貼る；添える｣ ②ordain｢叙任[規定]する｣ ③adjourn｢中断[延期]する｣ ④intervene｢干渉
[介入]する；仲裁をする｣
14.
④ チームの専門医はバスケットボール選手に，あまり早期に走り始めると，膝の怪我を悪化さ
せかねないと警告した。｢あと２週間待ちなさい｣と医者は言った。
①substantiate｢実証[具体化]する｣ ②revitalize｢新しい活力[生命]を与える；(再)活性化する｣ ③
proliferate｢激増[繁殖]する｣ ④aggravate｢さらに悪化させる；怒らせる｣
15.
① 新社長の攻撃的な経営方針は，社員の多くを離反させた。数月以内に，彼等の数人が退社を
決意していた。
①alienate｢遠ざける；不和になる｣
②capitulate｢抵抗をやめる｣
③fumigate｢いぶす｣
④
illuminate｢照らす；明らかにする｣
16.
② フランクは居間に新しい壁紙を貼る時，確実に模様が合うように，とても慎重に紙を揃えた。
①corrode｢腐食させる；蝕む｣ ②align｢一直線[一列]に並べる；合わせる｣ ③fumble｢不器用に扱
う；しくじる｣ ④exhale｢吐き出す；発散する｣
17.
③ オクタビオは飛行機に乗るのを極端に怖がる。友人達はそれが最も安全な旅行手段だと話し
て彼の恐怖感を和らげようとするが，彼は絶対に飛行機には乗らないと言い張っている。
①annex｢併合[編入]する｣ ②consecrate｢捧げる；神聖にする｣ ③allay｢和らげる；静める｣ ④
vacillate｢心を決めかねる；ためらう｣
18.
④ 片頭痛の痛みの軽減が期待される新薬が発売された。
①augment｢増やす；拡大する｣ ②propagate｢普及[繁殖]させる｣ ③resuscitate｢生き返らせる；復
活[復興]させる｣ ④alleviate｢軽減[緩和]する｣
19.
④ 運動が集中力を高めたり，退屈を紛らわしたりするのに役立つものだと分かる人は多い。
①deviate｢そらす；逸脱させる｣ ②satiate｢十分に満足させる；飽き飽きさせる｣ ③repatriate｢送
り返す；送還する｣ ④alleviate｢軽減[緩和]する｣
20.
③ 演説者が持ち時間を超過するのを防ぐため，終了時刻になったらベルを鳴らす計時係が採用
された。
①impart｢(分け)与える；添える｣ ②diffuse｢放散[発散]する；普及させる｣ ③allot｢割り当てる；分
配する｣ ④embed｢埋め[はめ]込む；心に深く留める｣
21.
② 委員会は，どの活動においても性差別を禁止する条項を加えることによって，組織の綱領を
改正することを投票で決めた。
①allot｢割り当てる；分配する｣ ②amend｢修正[改良]する｣ ③abort｢中絶する；成長[発展]を止める｣
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④array｢配置[配備]する；整列[盛装]させる｣
22.
① その若手企業家は 25 歳に達するまでに，莫大な個人財産を築くことを願っている。
①amass｢蓄積する；(寄せ)集める｣ ②engross｢専心[没頭]させる｣ ③embed｢埋め[はめ]込む；心に
深く留める｣ ④conglomerate｢丸く固める；複合企業(体)に合併する｣
23.
② この古代ヒンズー経典の翻訳は，西洋の読者がある種の文化的に特有な概念を理解するのに
役立つように，イギリス人学者によって注釈が付けられている。
①saturate｢浸す；満たす｣ ②annotate｢注釈[注解]を付ける｣ ③hamper｢邪魔をする；阻止する｣
④vindicate｢正当性を示す；潔白を証明する｣
24.
③ 優れた運転手，即ち，安全な運転手は，事故を招く可能性のある状況を予測したり，何とか
して回避したりするかもしれない。
①emancipate｢解放する｣
②participate｢参加[加担]する｣
③anticipate｢予想[期待]する｣
④
dissipate｢散らす；浪費する｣
25.
② スミス氏は自宅を査定してもらい，買った時から価値が２倍近くになっていることが分かっ
て驚いた。
①recite｢暗唱[朗読]する；詳細に話す｣ ②appraise｢評価[査定]する｣ ③accost｢近寄って声をかけ
る；金をせびる｣ ④reprove｢叱る；戒める｣
26.
④ 情報提供者の協力のお陰で，犯罪者等が銀行強盗を決行する機会を得る前に，警察は彼等を
逮捕できた。
①reconvene｢再招集[再開]する｣ ②appease｢なだめる；言う通りにする｣ ③reinstate｢復帰[復職]
させる；元通りにする｣ ④apprehend｢逮捕[理解，懸念]する｣
27.
① その政治集会の演説者は，深刻化する不法移民問題に対処しなかったとして連邦政府を非難
した。
①assail｢非難[襲撃]する；悩ます｣ ②append｢付け加える；添付する｣ ③acclaim｢(拍手喝采して)
歓迎[称賛]する｣ ④afflict｢苦しめる；悩ます｣
28.
② 政府はその病気の発生に関する人々の不安を和らげようと最善を尽くしたが，公式発表には
ほとんど効果がなく，パニックは広がり始めた。
①embroil｢巻き込む；混乱させる｣ ②assuage｢和らげる；満たす｣ ③disparage｢見くびる；信用を
落とす｣ ④shirk｢回避する｣
29.
① 企業は各会計年度終了後に，独立した会計事務所に帳簿を会計監査してもらうことが法律で
義務づけられている。
①audit｢監査[聴講]する｣ ②debit｢借方[勘定]に記入する；(口座から)引き出す[落とす]｣ ③remit｢送
金[免除]する｣ ④charter｢借り切る；認可する｣
30.
② 国連は広まる不安に対処するために，兵力を２万人から２万５千人まで増強すると述べた。
①assemble｢集める；組み立てる｣ ②augment｢増加[拡大]する｣ ③audit｢監査[聴講]する｣ ④
articulate｢はっきり発音[表現]する｣
31.
② その組織犯罪集団は，実刑判決を下した裁判官の自宅に放火して，首領の投獄に報復しよう
と決めた。
①rejuvenate｢若返らせる；活性化させる｣ ②avenge｢復讐[仕返し]をする｣ ③appraise｢評価[査定]
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する｣ ④estrange｢仲違いさせる｣
32.
② 警察は，国際化反対の行進の進路を，対立するデモとの衝突を回避するために，都心から離
れた方向に変えた。
①glean｢少しずつ収集する；(拾い)集める｣ ②avert｢避ける；そむける｣ ③erode｢腐食[浸食]させ
る；徐々に壊す[減らす]｣ ④pare｢皮をむく；切り揃える；削減する｣
33.
② 国連の会議は，世界の漁業の崩壊を回避するための最後の機会になるかもしれない。
①convert｢転換[変形]する；改宗させる｣ ②avert｢避ける；そむける｣ ③pervert｢悪用[誤用]する；
正道からそらす｣ ④divert｢脇へそらす；方向転換する；迂回させる｣
34.
② その病院の医師達は少年の病気に困惑して，外部の専門家を招いて診察してもらった。
①badger｢困らせる；せがむ｣ ②baffle｢まごつかせる；挫折させる｣ ③bungle｢しくじる；へまをす
る｣ ④buffer｢衝撃を和らげる；かばう｣
35.
① ヘビやトカゲのような爬虫類は自分で体の熱を生み出せないので，体を温めるために日光に
当たっているのがよく見られる。
①bask｢日光に当たる；(恩恵などに)浴する｣ ②budge｢ちょっと動く；意見[態度]を変える｣ ③
muddle｢もたもたする；ぼんやり考える｣ ④scour｢駆け巡る；捜し回る；こすって磨く[取る]｣
36.
② 上司はいつも皆の前で私の提案を笑い飛ばす。女性だというだけで，私のことを軽く見てい
るのだと思う。
①placate｢なだめる；和らげる｣ ②belittle｢小さくする[見せる]；価値を下げる；見くびる｣ ③
endorse｢承認する；裏書きする｣ ④laud｢称賛[賛美]する｣
37.
④ 彼を人間としてどう思おうと，この会社の利益を伸ばした目覚ましい業績は過小評価できな
い。
①revere｢敬愛する；崇める｣ ②besiege｢包囲する；押し寄せる｣ ③condense｢凝縮[要約，簡略化]
する｣ ④belittle｢小さくする[見せる]；価値を下げる；見くびる｣
38.
① キャシィは仕事を面白いと思ったが，割増手当なしで残業しなければならないという事実を
嘆いた。
①bemoan｢嘆く；悲しむ｣ ②tether｢鎖[鋼]でつなぐ；束縛する｣ ③implode｢内側に破裂する；崩壊
する｣ ④stampede｢暴走させる｣
39.
③ その大富豪は亡くなる前に，通っていた大学に全財産を遺贈した。そのお金は彼女の名前の
奨学金を設立するのに用いられている。
①disparage｢見くびる；信用を落とす｣ ②flout｢(規則などを)破る；逆らう｣ ③bequeath｢遺贈す
る；伝える｣ ④retract｢引っ込める；取り消す｣
40.
④ その人気歌手がリムジンから降りるとすぐに，最新スキャンダルについて質問するレポータ
ーに取り囲まれた。
①bewitch｢魔法をかける；魅惑する｣ ②bestow｢授ける；費やす｣ ③bemoan｢嘆く；悲しむ｣ ④
besiege｢包囲する；押し寄せる｣
41.
① A：お母さん，私がまた帰宅が遅くなったら，お父さんは私を家から本当に追い出すと思う？
B：いいえ，ただの脅しだったのよ，でも，きっと少なくとも１か月は外出禁止になるから，お父
さんの言う通りにした方がいいわよ。