いかがでしたか。以上の問題の解答語彙のレベルの内訳を挙げますと、英検1級中級レベルの(8,000〜12,000語水準)の語彙が、1番から21番の2１問中、(forgery, recuperate, relentless, stipulate, deterrent, lackluster, anonymity, sway, tout, fraudulent , affable, ordeal, haphazardly exhort)の14問で、約７割を占めています。
一方英検1級初級レベル(5,000〜８,000語水準)の語彙が、(proponent) の1問のみしか出題されませんでした。また第1回では全く出題されていなかった１級上級レベル（12,000〜17,000語水準の）の単語は、(arduous, blatantly, eerie, flaunt, eclipse, heave)などで今回は前回よりも多く出題されて全体の2.5割を占めました。
今度は語彙問題を次のようにコロケーション（語と語の自然な組み合わせ）を利用して解いてみましょう。
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proved that it was a ( forgery ) |
| forgery of documents (文書偽造) | |
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( recuperate ) after his surgery |
| recuperate from the flu (インフルエンザから回復する) | |
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put ( relentless ) pressure |
| relentless media attention (絶え間のないメディアの注目) | |
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as a ( deterrent ) against attack |
| deterrent effect of nuclear weapons (核の抑止効果) | |
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( stipulated ) in the contract |
| stipulate the working conditions (労働条件を規定する) | |
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the strongest ( proponent ) of the bill |
| proponent of world peace (世界平和支持者) | |
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( lackluster ) sales performance |
| lackluster performance by the government (政府のまずい対応) | |
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long, ( arduous ) one |
| arduous path up the mountain (山への険しい道) | |
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longed for her former ( anonymity ) |
| anonymous gift from a secret admirer (見知らぬファンからの匿名の贈り物) | |
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the interviewers were ( swayed ) by the fact |
| sway public opinion (世論を左右する) | |
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as ( blatantly ) dishonest |
| blatantly disregard the law (法律をずうずうしく無視する) | |
| 12. | ( heave ) the sacks of cement onto the truck |
| heave a heavy box up onto the bank (堤の上まで重い箱を引き上げる) | |
| 13. | ( touted ) as the next superstar |
| be touted as a rising star (成長株としてもてはやされる) | |
| 14. | ( Fraudulent ) investment schemes |
| fraudulent moneymaking scheme (詐欺まがいのもうけ話) | |
| 15. | the ( eerie ) feeling |
| eerie coincidence (不気味な偶然) | |
| 16. | 16. an ( affable ) character |
| be affable to one's customers (客に愛想がいい) | |
| 17. | the ( ordeal ) of moving to a foreign country |
| ordeal of exams (試験地獄) | |
| 18. | liked to ( flaunt ) his wealth |
| flaunt one's knowledge (知識をひけらかす) | |
| 19. | ( eclipsed ) all expectations |
| eclipse the world's worst record (世界最悪の記録を凌ぐ) | |
| 20. | carried out so ( haphazardly ) |
| haphazard wanderings (あてのない放浪) | |
| 21. | ( exhorted ) his team |
| exhort someone to be diligent (（人）に勤勉を勧める) | |
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