【総集編25問】a social ( )：社会の潤滑油 extortion? ire? emollient? occlusion? 英日対訳付（#56〜60）

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Q1.　A casual greeting acts as a social _____, by which one manifests that one is not hostile to others.
（1）extortion （2）ire （3）emollient （4）occlusion

Q2.　My linguistic _____ in German makes it very difficult to compose grammatically correct sentences.
（1）leukocyte （2）ineptitude （3）catacomb （4）palisade

Q3.　He makes it his vocation to _____ the legacy of the classics of world literature.
（1）implicate （2）engender （3）avert （4）perpetuate

Q4.　Overcoming aging is not only a _____ option but also a potential social norm.
（1）viable （2）clement （3）scabrous （4）metabolic

Q5.　The photograph taken by the Mars probe shows the _____ landscape.
（1）abraded （2）ennobled （3）desiccated （4）lacerated

Q6.　Don’t complain to me. My boss is the one who makes the calls. I have absolutely no _____ regarding company decisions.
（1）credo （2）solstice （3）leeway （4）vandal

Q7.　There was a crowd around a busker on the street; many pedestrians were _____ by his performance.
（1）riveted （2）fleeced （3）convened （4）disbursed

Q8.　His desk was such a mess with office _____ such as a calculator, paper clips and a pile of documents.
（1）eon （2）paraphernalia （3）anomaly （4）talisman

Q9.　While walking in the forest, I came across a _____ wooden house in the middle of nowhere.
（1）decrepit （2）cavalier （3）downy （4）societal

Q10.　_____ motion can be represented as a sine wave.
（1）Unfazed （2）Godforsaken （3）Votive （4）Oscillatory

Q11.　She is very narrow-minded about modern diverse lifestyles and _____ anything which does not conform to her standards of normality.
（1）traverses （2）repudiates （3）codifies （4）absolves

Q12.　Since emotions and feelings are valuable resources, fear-based marketing is tantamount to a form of _____.
（1）larceny （2）egress （3）prig （4）assemblage

Q13.　This is one of the happiest movies I have ever watched; the film is _____ with fantasy and hope.
（1）surmised （2）evinced （3）wrested （4）imbued

Q14.　His _____ manner toward his superiors is awkward and embarrassing; however, it may be much better than effrontery.
（1）unflagging （2）obsequious （3）globular （4）deranged

Q15.　Spring in this region is _____ with natural beauty; verdant trees and blossoming flowers are everywhere.
（1）avowed （2）litigious （3）effulgent （4）concave

Q16.　The novel has received _____ from even the most discerning critics.
（1）vultures （2）epistles （3）accolades （4）nymphs

Q17.　Women do have Adam’s apples; they just do not _____ like those of men.
（1）genuflect （2）retch （3）elapse （4）protrude

Q18.　Cicadas are often perceived as being highly _____; however, they actually spend several years developing in the soil.
（1）unswerving （2）ephemeral （3）heinous （4）unbridled

Q19.　Since its branches are long and _____, the tree is not suitable for lumber.
（1）gnarled （2）feckless （3）requisite （4）bombastic

Q20.　It is not natural to show such a _____ expression at the passing of a total stranger.
（1）extraneous （2）lugubrious （3）wilt （4）livid

Q21.　His wife keeps _____ about his smoking; she can’t stand the smell of cigarettes.
（1）happening on （2）dragging on （3）weighing on （4）harping on

Q22.　Regular exercise can _____ the blues as long as it is moderate.（※）
（1）palm off （2）round off （3）stave off （4）pick off

Q23.　She leads a fulfilling life with her brilliant career but sometimes _____ a carefree life.
（1）pines for （2）allows for （3）pulls for （4）makes for

Q24.　He kept _____ the TV all day, trying to fix it.
（1）making cracks about （2）fiddling with （3）bearing up （4）shelling out

Q25.　It turned out that the company’s report was _____ to convince the speculators.
（1）doctored （2）stomached （3）dogged （4）weathered

（※）これはあくまで英語学習を目的とした例文です。

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1. A casual greeting acts as a social emollient, by which one manifests that one is not hostile to others.

2. My linguistic ineptitude in German makes it very difficult to compose grammatically correct sentences.

3. He makes it his vocation to perpetuate the legacy of the classics of world literature.

4. Overcoming aging is not only a viable option but also a potential social norm.

5. The photograph taken by the Mars probe shows the desiccated landscape.

6. Don’t complain to me. My boss is the one who makes the calls. I have absolutely no leeway regarding company decisions.

7. There was a crowd around a busker on the street; many pedestrians were riveted by his performance.

8. His desk was such a mess with office paraphernalia such as a calculator, paper clips and a pile of documents.

9. While walking in the forest, I came across a decrepit wooden house in the middle of nowhere.

10. Oscillatory motion can be represented as a sine wave.

11. She is very narrow-minded about modern diverse lifestyles and repudiates anything which does not conform to her standards of normality.

12. Since emotions and feelings are valuable resources, fear-based marketing is tantamount to a form of larceny.

13. This is one of the happiest movies I have ever watched; the film is imbued with fantasy and hope.

14. His obsequious manner toward his superiors is awkward and embarrassing; however, it may be much better than effrontery.

15. Spring in this region is effulgent with natural beauty; verdant trees and blossoming flowers are everywhere.

16. The novel has received accolades from even the most discerning critics.

17. Women do have Adam’s apples; they just do not protrude like those of men.

18. Cicadas are often perceived as being highly ephemeral; however, they actually spend several years developing in the soil.

19. Since its branches are long and gnarled, the tree is not suitable for lumber.

20. It is not natural to show such a lugubrious expression at the passing of a total stranger.

21. His wife keeps harping on about his smoking; she can’t stand the smell of cigarettes.

22. Regular exercise can stave off the blues as long as it is moderate.

23. She leads a fulfilling life with her brilliant career but sometimes pines for a carefree life.

24. He kept fiddling with the TV all day, trying to fix it.

25. It turned out that the company’s report was doctored to convince the speculators.

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