repristinate: to restore to an original state or condition (from Merriam-Webster) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 深夜に「MASUDAやで！」第５回オンエア。番組DVDを英検１級受験のご褒美として予約。 ボキ…

resignation: patient willingness to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation that you cannot change ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 増田有華さん，東京タワーでのオリンピックのイベントに出演。しかし…

proctor:(AmE) someone who watches students in an examination to make sure that they don not cheat; = invigilator(BrE) (Longman) If you have trouble understanding Japanese, please ask your proctor for an explanation written in English. ----…

hydrangea: a bush with white, pink or blue flowers that grow closely together in the shape of a large ball ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 増田有華さん，レギュラー番組のBSイレブンのボートレース中継に…

coach: (BrE)=carriage; a large closed vehicle with four wheels, pulled by horses, used in the past carrying passengers (OALD) coach: A coach is an enclosed vehicle with four wheels which is pulled by horses, and in which people used to tra…

jinx: ---(on sb/sth) bad luck; sb/sth that is thought to bring bad luck in a mysterious way ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 興奮状態で寝られず，サッカーの試合を見たので，試験会場でおにぎりを食べたら…

superstition: the belief that particular events happen in a way that cannot be explained by reason or science; the belief that particular events bring good or bad luck -----------------------------------------------------------------------…

articulate: to express or explain your thoughts or feelings clearly in words She struggled to articulate her thoughts. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 増田有華サポーターなら鬱になる季節「総選挙」が今…

procrastinate: to delay doing sth that you should do, usually because you do not want to do it ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Betting on horses is a negative-sum game: Owing to transaction costs, th…

rigorous: done carefully and with a lot of attention to detail heuristic: heuristic teaching or education encourages you to learn by discovering things for yourself ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 今…

misaligned: not in the correct position in relation to sth else ----------------------------------------------------------------------- masamasaさんのブログに急いで書き込んだら，激しく見づらい状態になっていた。すいません。 森田鉄也著『TOEI…

rally: to become healthier, stronger, etc. after a period of illness, weakness, etc. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 今日も夜，蕁麻疹が出た。orz 森田鉄也著『TOEIC TEST 英文法 TARGET 600』Jリサーチ出…

reiterate: to repeat sth that you have already said, especially to emphasize it ----------------------------------------------------------------------- YahooID，残念ながら，対象IDでした。orz 夕方から少し調子が良くなってきたので，最低限のも…

Myocardial Infarction: Myocardial infarction (MI) or acute myocardial infarction (AMI), commonly known as a heart attack, results from the partial interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart muscle, causing the heart cells to be da…

indomitable: not willing to accept defeat, even in a difficult situation ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 増田有華さん，今日の深夜に，NHK“Shibuya DEEP A”, TOKYO MX『MASUDAやで！』に出演予定。 メガ模試…

第179回TOEICのスコア換算表(Listening)を試作しました。 Listening TEX加藤先生のところに報告があったデータにプラスして，blogからデータを拾ったのですが， 4JIC10はかなり虫食い状態です。すいません。スコアをOJiMさん，HBKさん， アビメのデータをkei…

waver:---(between A and B)|---(on/over sth) to hesitate and be unable to make a decision or choice ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ギリギリまで迷って，結局，英検１級を申し込むことに。 アビメのデータ…

unveil: to show or introduce a new plan, product, etc. to the public for the first time ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TOEICの受験票が届きました。会場は東洋学園大学・東洋女子短期大学の流山キャンパス…

本日，受験票と一緒にスコアシートが届きました。 ReadingのPercentile rankが99なのはやっぱりうれしい。 たぶんListeningではじめて100％がつきました。Part1/2で7問，Part3/4で3問の合計10問できませんでした。 これで，90問正解４度目で，現在のListenin…

immortal: that lives or lasts for ever invulnerable: ---(to sth) that cannot be harmed or defeated;safe ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 安河内哲也先生の英作文の教材見つかりました。 特急２のパート３・…

horoscope: a description of what is going to happen to sb in the future, based on the position of the stars and the planets when the person was born ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 安河内哲也先生の英…

flaw:---(in sth) a mistake in sth that means that it is not correct or does not work correctly The argument is full of fundamental flaws. The report reveals fatal flaws in security at the airport. fatal: causing disaster or failure There w…

listless: having no energy or enthusiasm ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 今日は休息モード。ボキャビル用に買ったinstant vocabularyは含まれる単語が， 付け焼刃的英検１級対策用として不向きと判断し，放置…

luscious:(especially of a woman) sexually attractive: a luscious young girl ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 英語学習が進まないストレスから散財してしまった。喝入れにメガ模試。 本当は韓流公式ものがいい…

fall between two stools kill two birds with one stone ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 特急ⅡのPart3/4の方の音声ファイル，まだダウンロードできない。 Morite2先生のPart1/2の方の音声ファイルはダウンロード…

suspension: the act of delaying sth for a period of time, until a decision has been taken interruption: something that temporarily stops an activity or a situation intermission: a period of time during which sth stops before continuing aga…

mad: having a mind that does not work normally; mentally ill ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 高梨さんで，池谷のぶえさんと増田有華さんの組み合わせ。でも，この組み合わせだと 野田さんの亀田さんと富沢さ…

相変わらずリスニングはできていませんが，リーディング，トータルとも自己ベストを更新しました。 よって，６月の公開試験は申し込みません。 ３月の公開試験から６０点アップですが，３月がリスニング悪すぎました。 にゃもし (2013年5月8日追記) 体調とス…

stuck:(for sth) not knowing what to do in a particular situation ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 英語学習という点では最悪のゴールデンウィークでした。立て直すの難しかも。 増田有華さん，今日，高梨さん…

stall: to try to avoid doing sth or answering a question so that you have more time ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 連休前に生活環境が変わって，ちょっとあたふたモードになっている。 英検１級やTOEICの…