・abject adj. [usu. before n] (formal) 1. terrible and without hope: abject poverty/ misery/ failure 2. without any pride or respect for yourself, self-abasing: an abject apology ・abdicate v. 1. [no obj.] to give up the position of being …

知っていると思っていた単語でも、けっこう意味を忘れていることに気づかされます・・・・fortuitous adj. happening by chance rather than intention: The similarity between the paintings may not be simply fortuitous. ・proxy n. 1. [U] the authori…

・bona fide adj. genuine: a bona fide Pablo Picasso; his bona fide offer (from Latin ‘with good faith’) ・mutatis mutandis adv. making necessary changes while not affecting the main point: What is true of teaching in England is equally tru…

（太字はアクセントの位置） ・discrete adj. individually separate and distinct: You can observe four discrete stages in the process.・discreet adj. careful and prudent in speech or actions: discreet inquiries; discreet about his love affair…