まずは、今回行われました英検の1番語彙問題にチャレンジしてください。


1.
 The scholar claimed to have discovered a new poem by Shakespeare, but a group of hand writing analysts proved that it was a ( ).
  1. forgery 2. quandary 3. detriment 4. demolition
 
2.
 Joe took two weeks off to ( ) after his surgery. He's now fully recovered and back at work.
1. recuperate 2. deteriorate 3. attenuate 4. emanate
   
3.
 The demanding manager put ( ) pressure on his staff by raising their sales quota every month.
1. incipient 2. pretentious 3. relentless 4. innocuous
   
4.
 "Our nuclear weapons are there as a ( ) against attack," declared the new prime minister. "We would only use them if no other options were open to us."
  1. dividend 2. detour 3. concurrence 4. deterrent
   
5.
 No conditions ( ) in the contract shall be modified without mutual agreement.
1. saddled 2. scrabbled 3. stipulated 4. scavenge
   
6.
 As the strongest ( ) of the bill to protect his state's wetlands, Senator Collins worked tirelessly to ensure its passage through the legislature.
1. derelict 2. proponent 3. accomplice 4. surrogate
   
7.
 The company's ( ) sales performance was blamed on a stubborn refusal to change its outdated product line.
1. vigilant 2. esoteric 3. copious 4. lackluster
   
8.
 To climb up the mountain was a long, ( ) one that left everyone out of breath.
1. terse 2. adept 3. meager 4. arduous
   
9.
 After months of being followed and stared at, the famous young singer longed for her former ( ).
1. anonymity 2. notoriety 3. divinity 4. longevity
   

10.

 All of the job applicants were similarly qualified, but the interviewers
  were ( ) by the fact that Steve could speak French.
  1. stunted 2. swayed 3. routed 4. slanted
   
11.
 Opponents blasted the presidential candidate's latest TV advertisement as ( ) dishonest. " There is not a shred of evidence to back up the claims he makes," said one senator.
  .1. incredulously 2. benevolently 3. defensibly 4. blatantly
   
12. It took several hours for the men to ( ) the sacks of cement onto the truck, and another hour to unload them at the construction site.
  1. glean 2. thread 3. heave 4. snub
   
13. The young tennis player, once ( ) as the next superstar in Russian tennis, has struggled to meet expectations due to a series of injuries.
  1. implored 2. denounced 3. touted 4. hoarded
   
14. "( ) investment schemes are a growing problem," warned the speaker. "Thousands of ordinary people have been cheated out of their savings."
  1. Tangible 2. Frigid 3. Potent 4. Fraudulent
   
15. As Brandon walked past the abandoned building , he had the ( ) feeling that he was being watched.
  1. dreary 2. eerie 3. mock 4. menial
   
16. The boxing champion may be ruthless inside the ring, but outside he is an ( ) character who is quite happy to sign autographs and chat with fans.
  1. affable 2. untenable 3. obligatory 4. odious
   
17. The ( ) of moving to a foreign country with no knowledge of the language or culture was made much easier for me by the support of my host family.　　　
  1. discord 2. tangle 3. guise 4. ordeal
   
18. The famous young actor liked to ( ) his wealth by taking friends on lavish shopping sprees.
  1. flaunt 2. brandish 3. taunt 4. garnish
   
19. Thanks to the worldwide success of its new line of software , the firm's sales ( ) all expectations, exceeding the previous year's by $100 million.
  1. agitate 2. eclipsed 3. convulsed 4. girded
   
20. The two-day training program for the new employees was carried out so ( ) that many were confused about even their basic job responsibilities.
  1. formidably 2. sagaciously 3. scrupulously 4. haphazardly
   
21. With just seconds left on the clock, the basketball coach ( ) his team to make one final effort. "Now go out there and prove that you're the best!" he shouted.
  1. derided 2. retorted 3. invoked 4. exhorted
   
22. With daylight running short and still no sign of the lost hikers, the search party ( ) to cover more territory.
  1. trailed off 2. brimmed over 3. flared up 4. fanned out
   
23. "I appreciate how nice you're being to me all of a sudden," the father told his two sons, " but I know when I'm being ( ). Now, what is it you want?"
  1. written off 2. buttered up 3. forked over 4. worked in
   
24. I know that Ben can ( ) articles very quickly, but I wish he'd pay more attention to detail. These are full of spelling mistakes.
  1. churn out 2. nibble away 3. skim off 4. grind up
   
25. When I confronted John about his lack of effort at work, he just ( ) a list of excuses. His attitude really disappoints me.
  1. scrubbed up 2. rattled off 3. pitched out 4. barged into