【総集編25問】a ( ) ship：遺棄船 pituitary? derelict? stellar? ballistic? 英日対訳付（#71〜75）

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Q1.　Language learning can be a _____ task; however, it entails immense satisfaction.
（1）multifarious （2）variegated （3）strenuous （4）boisterous

Q2.　He was watching _____ clouds flowing slowly in the sky and wondered if those shapeless things represented the uncertainty of life.
（1）debonair （2）amorphous （3）inalienable （4）sleek

Q3.　The antique table has beautiful legs with _____ floral motifs engraved on them.
（1）sinuous （2）ambivalent （3）crestfallen （4）tumultuous

Q4.　The literary critic contends that certain publishing companies have _____ great novels, excising the essential core of the works.
（1）diffused （2）slated （3）bowdlerized （4）flayed

Q5.　On social media, there is a _____ of opinions; some of them are enlightening, while others are merely complaints or even personal insults. 
（1）fission （2）welter （3）cyanide （4）ransom

Q6.　She burned a stick of incense, and a rich, sweet aroma began to _____ the room.
（1）permeate （2）apportion （3）exhume （4）repulse

Q7.　Agree or disagree: personal happiness must be _____ to the common good.
（1）subservient （2）appellate （3）decorous （4）parochial

Q8.　When the two opposing factions of demonstrators gathered around Congress, there was total pandemonium, and people were _____ one another.
（1）puckering （2）slurring （3）jostling （4）blurting

Q9.　It turned out that the robbers had _____ the bank twice before they committed the robbery.（※）
（1）snowed （2）championed （3）whaled （4）cased

Q10.　Since strong anxiety caused by serious situations significantly lowers individual performance, sometimes _____, such as dark humor, functions as a lubricant.
（1）epitome （2）levity （3）hyperbola （4）temperance

Q11.　In the boxing match, the champion _____ the opponent by KO in the first round.
（1）concatenated （2）pulverized （3）wreathed （4）reflated

Q12.　Certain advertisements which incite fear or inferiority complexes can severely _____ on the mental health of adolescents.
（1）sidle （2）caper （3）impinge （4）scurry

Q13.　The opposition party criticizes the ruling party for using a _____ to take advantage of the situation.
（1）jetty （2）flux （3）parity （4）stratagem

Q14.　The movie starts with a scene where the police raid an apartment used as a _____ by villains.
（1）coronation （2）loggerhead （3）lair （4）militia

Q15.　On the beach of the deserted island, there is a _____ ship with rust covering almost all its surfaces.
（1）pituitary （2）derelict （3）stellar （4）ballistic

Q16.　Since he has devoted his entire life to church and community service, the priest is highly _____ by the local populace.
（1）connoted （2）interred （3）venerated （4）braised

Q17.　The _____ political party currently grappling with the scandal involving its top officials is striving to regain its standing.
（1）ebony （2）unyielding （3）undisclosed （4）beleaguered

Q18.　The river becomes a _____ at the edge of the cliff, forming one of the most majestic waterfalls in the country.
（1）distillery （2）cataract （3）conflagration （4）palpitation

Q19.　When those two _____ individuals talk without inhibition, the conversation often descends into chaos due to a mutual refusal to listen.
（1）execrable （2）indelicate （3）garrulous （4）volatile

Q20.　The _____ aptly describes the social situation by criticizing the manipulation of influential individuals and ridiculing their vanity.
（1）lampoon （2）orthography （3）hemorrhage （4）injunction

Q21.　She is essentially _____ about custom and convention and strictly follows the rules; however, she is not a narrow-minded person who unequivocally refuses all new ideas.
（1）awash （2）unbounded （3）primal （4）punctilious

Q22.　The firing squad was ordered to stand down, as the condemned man had been _____ at the last moment.
（1）parboiled （2）reprieved （3）sensitized （4）disambiguated

Q23.　Certain conservative politicians have a _____ antagonism towards new ideas, which is one of the major reasons why social reform has stalled.
（1）virulent （2）grueling （3）bedraggled （4）prehensile

Q24.　Historical figures are often depicted in the form of _____ statues, which highlight their military contributions.
（1）apposite （2）equestrian （3）omnidirectional （4）etiolated

Q25.　The banquet was filled with a jovial atmosphere, where a loud _____ would occasionally erupt, followed by a chorus of cheers.
（1）guffaw （2）effluent （3）magpie （4）stowaway

（※）この問題文は、英語学習を目的とした架空のものです。

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1. Language learning can be a strenuous task; however, it entails immense satisfaction.

2. He was watching amorphous clouds flowing slowly in the sky and wondered if those shapeless things represented the uncertainty of life.

3. The antique table has beautiful legs with sinuous floral motifs engraved on them.

4. The literary critic contends that certain publishing companies have bowdlerized great novels, excising the essential core of the works.

5. On social media, there is a welter of opinions; some of them are enlightening, while others are merely complaints or even personal insults.

6. She burned a stick of incense, and a rich, sweet aroma began to permeate the room.

7. Agree or disagree: personal happiness must be subservient to the common good.

8. When the two opposing factions of demonstrators gathered around Congress, there was total pandemonium, and people were jostling one another.

9. It turned out that the robbers had cased the bank twice before they committed the robbery.

10. Since strong anxiety caused by serious situations significantly lowers individual performance, sometimes levity, such as dark humor, functions as a lubricant.

11. In the boxing match, the champion pulverized the opponent by KO in the first round.

12. Certain advertisements which incite fear or inferiority complexes can severely impinge on the mental health of adolescents.

13. The opposition party criticizes the ruling party for using a stratagem to take advantage of the situation.

14. The movie starts with a scene where the police raid an apartment used as a lair by villains.

15. On the beach of the deserted island, there is a derelict ship with rust covering almost all its surfaces.

16. Since he has devoted his entire life to church and community service, the priest is highly venerated by the local populace.

17. The beleaguered political party currently grappling with the scandal involving its top officials is striving to regain its standing.

18. The river becomes a cataract at the edge of the cliff, forming one of the most majestic waterfalls in the country.

19. When those two garrulous individuals talk without inhibition, the conversation often descends into chaos due to a mutual refusal to listen.

20. The lampoon aptly describes the social situation by criticizing the manipulation of influential individuals and ridiculing their vanity.

21. She is essentially punctilious about custom and convention and strictly follows the rules; however, she is not a narrow-minded person who unequivocally refuses all new ideas.

22. The firing squad was ordered to stand down, as the condemned man had been reprieved at the last moment.

23. Certain conservative politicians have a virulent antagonism towards new ideas, which is one of the major reasons why social reform has stalled.

24. Historical figures are often depicted in the form of equestrian statues, which highlight their military contributions.

25. The banquet was filled with a jovial atmosphere, where a loud guffaw would occasionally erupt, followed by a chorus of cheers.

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