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SAT MAJOR
AKAI SAT 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adulation | excessive or slavish admiration or flattery: 称賛；へつらい，お世辞 |
| bristle | a short, stiff hair, fiber, etc: 粗い毛；（豚の首や背の）剛毛；剛毛状の物 |
| decoy | a person or thing that attracts people's attention so they will not notice someone or something else : おびき寄せる人，ペテン師のぐる，おとり役 |
| erratic | acting, moving, or changing in ways that are not expected or usual : not consistent or regular : 〈言行が〉とっぴな，風変わりな，変な |
| historionic | too emotional or dramatic : 1 俳優［役者］の；演技［演劇，芝居］の.2 わざとらしい |
| laud | to praise (someone or something) : をほめたたえる，賛美する |
| obstreperous | difficult to control and often noisy : 人・行動などが〉暴れる，手に負えない |
| portend | to be a sign or warning that something usually bad or unpleasant is going to happen : portend |
| retraction | a statement saying that something you said or wrote at an earlier time is not true or correct : 引っ込めること，収縮；引っ込んだ状態. |
| titter | to laugh in a quiet and nervous way : くすくす笑う，忍び笑いする |
| adversity | a difficult situation or condition : misfortune or tragedy : 逆境，不運，不幸 |
| borach | to open up or break into (as a mine or stores) : to open up (a subject) for discussion: を〉ブローチで広げる.2 話を始める |
| deference | a way of behaving that shows respect for someone or something : （人の判断・意見・意志などへの）服従((to ...)) |
| esoteric | only taught to or understood by members of a special group : hard to understand : 〈文学などが〉深遠な；（常人・しろうとには）難解な |
| hoary | very old : not interesting, funny, etc., because of being used too often : not fresh or original : 古い，古めかしい，陳腐な |
| lavish | giving or using a large amount of something : 〈人が〉気前のよい，ぜいたくな，（…を）惜しまない |
| obtuse | stupid or unintelligent : not able to think clearly or to understand what is obvious or simple : 鋭くない，とがっていない |
| portent | a sign or warning that something usually bad or unpleasant is going to happen : （重大事が起こる）兆候，前兆，先触れ |
| revere | to have great respect for (someone or something) : to show devotion and honor to (someone or something) : …を（畏怖(いふ)の念で）あがめる，崇敬する |
| tome | a very large, thick book : （大著の）1冊，1巻 |
| advocate | a person who argues for or supports a cause or policy : 支持者，擁護者，運動家 |
| brusque | talking or behaving in a very direct, brief, and unfriendly way : 〈人が〉ぶっきらぼうな，無愛想な |
| espouse | to express support for (a cause, belief, etc.) : 〈主義・学説などを〉信奉する，支持［擁護］する |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone : 〈技能を〉磨く.2 …を砥石でとぐ. |
| lax | not careful enough : not strict enough : 1 手ぬるい；だらしのない |
| obviate | to make (something) no longer necessary : to prevent or avoid (something) : 〈困難などを〉予防する，除去する |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person : 気取り屋. |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed |
| torpid | having or showing very little energy or movement : not active : 〈心（の働き）・身体の器官などが〉動かない，鈍い，不活発な |
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