shibboleth
名詞
合言葉／判別基準／内輪だけに通じる言葉・慣習
That phrase became a shibboleth used to identify members of the group.
その言葉は、その集団のメンバーを見分ける合言葉になった。
paraselene
名詞
幻月（げんげつ）※月の両側に見える光の現象
We saw a beautiful paraselene shining beside the moon.
月のそばに輝く美しい幻月を私たちは見た。
somnolent
形容詞
眠そうな／催眠的な／活気のない
The warm room made everyone feel somnolent.
暖かい部屋は皆を眠くさせた。
imprecate
動詞
呪う／災いを祈る
He angrily imprecated his enemies.
彼は怒りにまかせて敵を呪った。
prate
動詞
ぺらぺらしゃべる／無駄話をする
She kept prating on about trivial matters.
彼女は些細なことを延々としゃべり続けた。
verbose
形容詞
冗長な／言葉が多すぎる
His explanation was clear but verbose.
彼の説明は分かりやすかったが冗長だった。
defenestrate
動詞
窓から放り出す
The rebels defenestrated the official during the riot.
暴動の最中、反乱者たちは役人を窓から放り出した。
paucity
名詞
不足／欠乏
There is a paucity of reliable data on the issue.
その問題については信頼できるデータが不足している。
📖単文穴埋め問題
[語群]
shibboleth / paraselene / somnolent / imprecate / prate / verbose / defenestrate / paucity
1. His speech was unnecessarily ________, making it hard to follow his main point.
2. The old man would often ________ about his youth, even when no one was listening.
3. After lunch, she felt ________ and struggled to keep her eyes open.
4. The word acted as a cultural ________, revealing who truly belonged to the group.
5. There is a ________ of teachers willing to work in remote areas.
6. In ancient rituals, people sometimes ________ their enemies to bring misfortune upon them.
7. During the revolution, the crowd attempted to ________ the corrupt official.
8. On a cold winter night, a rare ________ appeared beside the moon.
📖長文穴埋め問題
【語群】
shibboleth / paraselene / somnolent / imprecate / prate / verbose / defenestrate / paucity
The lecturer was known for his (1) ________ explanations, which often caused students to feel (2) ________ during class.
Instead of focusing on key ideas, he would (3) ________ endlessly about minor details.
As a result, there was a serious (4) ________ of students who truly understood the subject.
Outside the classroom, however, the night sky offered a different experience.
One evening, a beautiful (5) ________ appeared, astonishing those who noticed it.
Among the students, a shared joke became a kind of (6) ________, instantly identifying who had attended the lecture.
Some frustrated students even began to (7) ________ the professor under their breath, while others jokingly suggested they should (8) ________ him from the lecture hall window.
✅解答
単文
1. verbose
2. prate
3. somnolent
4. shibboleth
5. paucity
6. imprecate
7. defenestrate
8. paraselene
長文
1. verbose
2. somnolent
3. prate
4. paucity
5. paraselene
6. shibboleth
7. imprecate
8. defenestrate
