stentorian
形容詞
非常に大きく響く、雷のような（声が）
He addressed the crowd in a stentorian voice.
彼は雷のように響く大声で群衆に演説した。
molt
動詞
（動物が）脱皮する、羽毛や毛が生え替わる
Birds usually molt after the breeding season.
鳥は通常、繁殖期の後に羽毛が生え替わる。
confer
動詞
授与する
協議する、相談する
The university conferred an honorary degree on her.
その大学は彼女に名誉学位を授与した。
The two leaders conferred about the crisis.
2人の指導者はその危機について協議した。
ignominious
形容詞
恥ずべき、不名誉な
The team suffered an ignominious defeat.
そのチームは恥ずべき敗北を喫した。
threnody
名詞
哀歌、悲歌（死者を悼む歌）
The poem is a threnody for the fallen soldiers.
その詩は戦死者を悼む哀歌である。
aleatory
形容詞
偶然に左右される、運任せの
The outcome of the game was largely aleatory.
その試合の結果は大部分が運任せだった。
pulchritude
名詞
美しさ（※やや古風・文語的）
The poet admired the pulchritude of the landscape.
その詩人は風景の美しさに感嘆した。
waft
動詞（まれに名詞）
漂わせる、ふわりと運ぶ
The smell of coffee wafted through the room.
コーヒーの香りが部屋中に漂った。
📖 単文の穴埋め問題
語群
stentorian / molt / confer / ignominious / threnody / aleatory / pulchritude / waft
1. The general shouted orders in a __________ voice that echoed across the field.
2. Many birds __________ their feathers once a year.
3. The committee will __________ the title upon the distinguished scientist.
4. The politician resigned after an __________ scandal.
5. The composer wrote a __________ to mourn the death of his mentor.
6. Success in gambling is largely __________ rather than skill-based.
7. The artist sought to capture the __________ of the human form.
8. A faint scent of roses __________ through the open window.
📖 長文の穴埋め問題（8語すべて使用）
語群
stentorian / molt / confer / ignominious / threnody / aleatory / pulchritude / waft
The old king spoke in a （1）__________ voice as he addressed the nation one final time.
His reign, once admired for its justice and （2）__________, had ended in an
（3）__________ downfall.
As incense began to （4）__________ through the cathedral, a choir sang a solemn
（5）__________ in his memory. Outside, pigeons were beginning to （6）__________,
unaware of the human drama unfolding nearby.
Some believed that history itself was （7）__________, guided by chance rather than reason,
while others argued that fate would eventually （8）__________ meaning upon his life.
✅単文の穴埋め問題 ― 解答
1. The general shouted orders in a stentorian voice that echoed across the field.
2. Many birds molt their feathers once a year.
3. The committee will confer the title upon the distinguished scientist.
4. The politician resigned after an ignominious scandal.
5. The composer wrote a threnody to mourn the death of his mentor.
6. Success in gambling is largely aleatory rather than skill-based.
7. The artist sought to capture the pulchritude of the human form.
8. A faint scent of roses wafted through the open window.
✅長文の穴埋め問題 ― 解答
1. stentorian
2. pulchritude
3. ignominious
4. waft
5. threnody
6. molt
7. aleatory
8. confer
