English Vocabulary Cards

例文: “I write with a pen.”

類義語: writing tool

反意語: pencil

peninsula

名詞

例文: “A peninsula is surrounded by water on three sides.”

類義語: landform

反意語: island

pension

名詞

例文: “My grandfather receives a pension.”

類義語: retirement money

反意語: salary

penny

名詞

例文: “I found a penny on the floor.”

類義語: coin

反意語:

hindsight

名詞

例文: “In hindsight, the decision was wrong.”

類義語: retrospection

反意語: foresight

austerity

名詞

例文: “The government announced austerity measures.”

類義語: strictness, frugality

反意語: luxury

maverick

名詞

例文: “He is a maverick in the industry.”

類義語: nonconformist, rebel

反意語: conformist

artifice

名詞

例文: “The plan depended on artifice.”

類義語: trick, deception

反意語: honesty

secular

形容詞

例文: “The school has a secular policy.”

類義語: nonreligious

反意語: religious

oblique

形容詞

例文: “He made an oblique reference to the issue.”

類義語: indirect, slanted

反意語: direct

insular

形容詞

例文: “The company had an insular culture.”

類義語: narrow-minded, isolated

反意語: open-minded

mechanism

名詞

例文: “We need to understand the mechanism.”

類義語: system, process

反意語: randomness

inclusive

形容詞

B2形容詞

例文: “The school has an inclusive policy.”

類義語: welcoming, open to all

反意語: exclusive

dependent

形容詞

B1形容詞

例文: “The result is dependent on the data.”

類義語: reliant, controlled by

反意語: independent

automatic

形容詞

A2形容詞

例文: “The door has an automatic lock.”

類義語: self-operating

反意語: manual

retirement

名詞

例文: “Retirement can change a person’s life.”

類義語: leaving work, pension age

反意語: employment

pharmacist

名詞

例文: “The pharmacist gave me medicine.”

類義語: drugstore specialist

反意語: patient

addiction

名詞

例文: “Addiction can damage health.”

類義語: dependence

反意語: freedom

tuition

名詞

例文: “University tuition is expensive.”

類義語: education fee

反意語: scholarship

finance

名詞

例文: “He works in finance.”

類義語: money management, banking

反意語: spending without plan

cabinet

名詞

例文: “The cups are in the cabinet.”

類義語: cupboard, storage unit

反意語: open shelf

profit

名詞

例文: “The business made a profit.”

類義語: gain, earnings

反意語: loss

user

名詞

例文: “The user opened the website.”

類義語: customer, person

反意語: admin

schedule

名詞

例文: “My schedule is full today.”

類義語: timetable, plan

反意語: chaos

door

名詞

例文: “Close the door, please.”

類義語: entrance

反意語: window

window

名詞

例文: “Open the window, please.”

類義語: glass opening

反意語: wall

remorseful

形容詞

C2形容詞

例文: “He sounded genuinely remorseful.”

類義語: sorry, repentant

反意語: unrepentant, defiant

remittance

名詞

例文: “Many families depend on remittances from abroad.”

類義語: transfer, payment sent

反意語: debt, withholding

punitively

副詞

C2副詞

例文: “The rules were applied punitively rather than fairly.”

類義語: harshly, penally

反意語: leniently, mercifully

forfeiture

名詞

例文: “Late payment may result in forfeiture of the deposit.”

類義語: loss, seizure

反意語: retention, recovery

floodgates

名詞

例文: “The decision opened the floodgates to further complaints.”

類義語: sluice gates, barriers

反意語: closure, blockage

unreliably

副詞

C1副詞

例文: “The device works unreliably in cold weather.”

類義語: inconsistently, poorly

反意語: reliably, dependably

unassisted

形容詞

例文: “He completed the task unassisted.”

類義語: independently, alone

反意語: assisted, helped

suspension

名詞

例文: “The player faced suspension after the incident.”

類義語: pause, temporary ban

反意語: continuation, reinstatement

stuffiness

名詞

例文: “The room’s stuffiness made it hard to breathe.”

類義語: staleness, formality

反意語: freshness, openness

dispensary

名詞

例文: “The village dispensary provides basic medicine.”

類義語: clinic, pharmacy

反意語:

contextual

形容詞

例文: “The meaning is easier to grasp with contextual clues.”

類義語: situational, related to context

反意語: isolated, decontextualized

withdrawn

形容詞

例文: “He became quiet and withdrawn after the move.”

類義語: reserved, isolated

反意語: outgoing, open

ventilate

動詞

C1動詞

例文: “Open the windows to ventilate the room.”

類義語: air out, oxygenate

反意語: seal, stifle

blur

動詞

B2動詞

例文: “Tears can blur your vision.”

類義語: smudge, soften

反意語: sharpen, clarify

tub

名詞

例文: “The ice cream came in a large tub.”

類義語: container, bath

反意語:

bud

名詞

例文: “The rose bush is full of new buds.”

類義語: young flower

反意語: full bloom

commonwealth

名詞

例文: “Several countries remain members of the Commonwealth.”

類義語: community, association of states

反意語: division

hang

動詞

B1動詞

例文: “Hang your jacket by the door.”

類義語: suspend

反意語: drop

fake

形容詞

B1形容詞

例文: “The watch looked expensive, but it was fake.”

類義語: false, not real

反意語: real, genuine

tin

名詞

例文: “We opened a tin of soup.”

類義語: can, metal

反意語:

nap

名詞

例文: “I took a short nap after lunch.”

類義語: doze, rest

反意語: work, wakefulness

gay

形容詞

B1形容詞

例文: “He said openly that he is gay.”

類義語: homosexual

反意語: straight

gap

名詞

例文: “There is a gap between the two buildings.”

類義語: space, opening

反意語: connection, closure

introduction

名詞

例文: “The book has a short introduction at the beginning.”

類義語: opening, presentation

反意語: conclusion

style

名詞

例文: “I like her style of writing.”

類義語: fashion, way

反意語:

smoke

名詞

例文: “Smoke came from the kitchen.”

類義語: fumes

反意語: fresh air

doubt

動詞

A2動詞

例文: “I doubt that he will come on time.”

類義語: question, uncertainty

反意語: trust, certainty

daily

形容詞

A2形容詞

例文: “Walking is part of my daily routine.”

類義語: everyday

反意語: weekly

cause

動詞

A2動詞

例文: “Stress can cause headaches.”

類義語: reason, make happen

反意語: prevent

wish

動詞

例文: “I wish you a happy birthday.”

類義語: hope, want

反意語: dislike

will

動詞

例文: “I will call you tomorrow.”

類義語: shall

反意語: won't

when

接続詞

A1接続詞

例文: “When do you go to school?”

類義語: at what time

反意語:

wait

動詞

例文: “Wait for me at the door.”

類義語: stay, pause

反意語: go

this

代名詞

A1代名詞

例文: “This is my favorite pen.”

類義語: this one

反意語: that

save

動詞

例文: “Save your work before you leave.”

類義語: keep, rescue

反意語: waste, lose

nine

限定詞

A1限定詞

例文: “There are nine pencils in the box.”

類義語: 9

反意語:

luck

名詞

例文: “Good luck on your test.”

類義語: fortune

反意語: bad luck

selectivity

名詞

例文: “The school is known for the selectivity of its admissions process.”

類義語: discrimination, careful choice

反意語: openness, inclusiveness

proprietary

形容詞

C2形容詞

例文: “The company uses proprietary software for data analysis.”

類義語: private, exclusive

反意語: open-source, public

ingenuously

副詞

C2副詞

例文: “He ingenuously admitted that he had not read the contract.”

類義語: naively, innocently

反意語: cunningly, calculatingly

correlation

名詞

例文: “Researchers found a strong correlation between sleep and memory.”

類義語: association, relationship

反意語: disconnect, independence

breadwinner

名詞

例文: “After his father retired, he became the family’s main breadwinner.”

類義語: provider, earner

反意語: dependent

ludicrously

副詞

C1副詞

例文: “The apartment was ludicrously expensive for its size.”

類義語: absurdly, ridiculously

反意語: reasonably, sensibly

inclusively

副詞

C1副詞

例文: “The event was designed inclusively so everyone could participate.”

類義語: openly, without exclusion

反意語: exclusively, narrowly

dispensable

形容詞

例文: “In a crisis, even skilled workers may be treated as dispensable.”

類義語: nonessential, replaceable

反意語: essential, indispensable

conditional

形容詞

例文: “Their support was conditional on further reforms.”

類義語: dependent, provisional

反意語: unconditional, absolute

fine

名詞

例文: “He had to pay a fine for parking there.”

類義語: penalty, good

反意語: bad, reward

fear

名詞

例文: “Fear can stop people from taking action.”

類義語: terror, anxiety

反意語: courage

fate

名詞

例文: “She believed it was fate that brought them together.”

類義語: destiny

反意語: choice, chance

defy

動詞

B2動詞

例文: “He chose to defy the unfair rule.”

類義語: resist, challenge

反意語: obey

till

接続詞

B1接続詞

例文: “Stay here till I come back.”

類義語: until

反意語: after

tend

動詞

B1動詞

例文: “Children tend to learn languages quickly.”

類義語: be likely to, care for

反意語: avoid

slot

名詞