2022年8月22日月曜日

[シニアの自己啓発] TOEIC単語暗記 781 - 800



 781 amenity 

noun (plural amenities) [countable usually plural]    

something that makes a place comfortable or easy to live in

・ Clearly this was unacceptable both from an amenity point of view and for access by emergency services.


782 lengthy

 adjective [usually before noun]    

continuing for a long time, often too long OPP brief

・There are stories of that event also, but it would make this too lengthy.


783 compensate

 verb [intransitive] 

to replace or balance the effect of something bad


・Capital, like labor, was compensated at a rate corresponding to its marginal product.


784 misplace

verb [transitive]    

to lose something for a short time by putting it in the wrong place 類義語 mislay


・The papers arrived but were misplaced in the mailroom.



785 notable

adjective [usually before noun]    

important, interesting, excellent, or unusual enough to be noticed or mentioned



786 subsidiary

noun (plural subsidiaries) [countable]    

a company that is owned or controlled by another larger company



787 authentic

 adjective    

done or made in the traditional or original way 類義語 genuine



788 designated

 verb [transitive]    

to choose someone or something for a particular job or purpose


・Mattos Elementary has been designated as this area's "home" school.



789 disruption

noun [countable, uncountable]    

a situation in which something is prevented from continuing in its usual way



790 fragile


≒breakable, vulnerable, susceptible


vulnerable adjective    

someone who is vulnerable can be easily harmed or hurt OPP invulnerable


susceptible

adjective    

1 likely to suffer from a particular illness or be affected by a particular problem → immune



791 ongoing


792 periodical

 noun [countable]    

a magazine, especially one about a serious or technical subject


793 plumber

noun [countable]    

someone whose job is to repair water pipes, baths, toilets etc

発音は「プラマー」



794 incure

verb (incurred, incurring) [transitive] formal    

1 if you incur a cost, debt, or a fine, you have to pay money because of something you have done


・They also have incurred some important injuries, including the loss of first-string quarterback Steve Young for several games.



795 oversee 

to be in charge of a group of workers and check that a piece of work is done satisfactorily 類義語 supervise



796 retrieve

verb [transitive]    

1 formal to find something and bring it back → recover



797 reunion



798 rigorous

adjective    


1 careful, thorough, and exact

 a rigorous analysis of defence needs

 the rigorous standards required by the college


2 very severe or strict


・The entrance tests for people wishing to enter the diplomatic service are particularly rigorous.



799 specification


noun [countable]    

1 [usually plural] a detailed instruction about how a car, building, piece of equipment etc should be made

build/manufacture/produce something to ... specifications

 The airport building had been constructed to FAA specifications.

 The bolts met all the engineering specifications.


800 tentetive


adjective    

1 not definite or certain, because you may want to change things 類義語 provisional OPP definite

 I passed on my tentative conclusions to the police.

 The government is taking tentative steps towards tackling the country’s economic problems.