TOEFL語彙

to stop happening or stop doing something

停止する；やめる；終わる

very important to the main issue or purpose being considered

中心的な；主要な問題や目的にとって非常に重要な

Feeling no doubt that something is true or will happen.

確信している；真実である、または実際に起こると疑っていない

A state of having no doubt about something or treating it as definitely known.

確信；確実性；何かに疑いを持たず、確かに分かっているとみなす状態

to question whether a claim, assumption, or accepted view is correct or justified

疑問を投げかける；異議を唱える

a quality that is typical of, or helps distinguish, a person, thing, or group

特徴；特性

to ask a person or organization to confirm information or whether something is acceptable

～に確認する；～に問い合わせて確かめる

The act or result of selecting between possibilities.

選択；複数の可能性から選ぶ行為やその結果

A fact or condition surrounding an event or affecting a situation.

事情；状況を取り巻き、影響する事実や条件

A statement presented as true that may require evidence or justification.

主張；断言；真実として提示され、証拠や理由による裏付けが必要になることもある記述

to make the meaning or details of something clearer and easier to understand

明確にする；わかりやすく説明する

The quality of being easy to understand.

明快さ；分かりやすさ

to put people or things into groups according to shared features

分類する；共通の特徴に従って分ける

easy to understand because meaning or organization is not confusing

分かりやすい；意味が明確な

Clear, logical connection among parts of an explanation or whole.

論理的一貫性；説明や全体の各部分が明確に筋道立ってつながること

having ideas or parts that connect in a clear, consistent way

一貫性のある；各部分が筋道立ってつながる

to happen at the same time as another event

同時に起こる；時期が重なる

done or shared by members of a group together

集団による；共同の

as a group or with several parts considered together

共同で；全体として；合わせて

to bring two or more things together so that they form or work as a whole

組み合わせる；一つにまとめる；合わせて機能させる

to think of and propose an idea, answer, or solution

考え出す；案や答えを提案する

A firm decision or willingness to devote effort to something.

献身；約束；継続して力を注ぐ決意や姿勢

Ideas, interests, or aims that people share despite other disagreements.

共通点；共通の立場；他に意見の相違があっても共有する考え・関心・目標

sufficiently alike in relevant respects to be compared meaningfully

比較可能な；比較に関わる点で十分に似ている

when considered in relation to the person, thing, or situation named afterward

～と比べると

The examination of similarities and differences.

比較；共通点と相違点を調べること

able to exist or work together without an important conflict

両立できる；大きな衝突なく共存したり連携したりできる

Strong enough to make an argument, reason, or piece of evidence difficult to dismiss.

非常に説得力のある；簡単には退けられないほど有力な

to balance a disadvantage or loss with something that partly or fully makes up for it

補う；埋め合わせる；不利益を相殺する