glib 口の達者な


extol ~を激賞する

Youngsters scoff when their elders extol the halcyon days of long ago.


erudite 博学な


facetious こっけいな、ひょうきんな


conducive 助けになる


umbrage 不愉快な気持ち、立腹

I was flabbergasted when he took umbrage at my whimsical remarks.


indigent 低所得者


elucidate はっきりさせる

The judge ordered the censor to elucidate his reasons for removing passages from the book in such a capricious manner.


nebulous 漠然とした


proximity 近いこと

As the scion of an affluent family, he was often in proximity to opulence.


lassitude だるさ、脱力感


lethargic 眠い、けだるい


augment 増加させる

The parsimonious octogenarian sought to augment hei wealth by removing it from its cache and placing it in a bank.


fatuous 愚かな

The new employee wanted to gain favor with his boss, and his obsequious desires led to the most fatuous behavior.

*obsequious こびる、卑屈な