Vocabulary Cards C2
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C2 verb
sublimate
より高い活動に変換する
Meaning
to redirect strong emotions or desires into socially acceptable activities or channels
Example
She sublimated her anger into painting beautiful landscapes.
C2 adjective
sublingual
舌下
Meaning
situated or applied under the tongue
Example
The doctor prescribed a sublingual tablet for faster absorption.
C2 adjective, noun
submersible
潜水艇
Meaning
capable of being submerged; a small underwater craft
Example
The scientists explored the deep ocean using a submersible.
C2 noun
submersion
沈没
Meaning
the state of being under water
Example
The submersion of the fields lasted for several days after the heavy rain.
C2 verb
suborn
買収する
Meaning
to bribe or induce someone unlawfully to perform an act, especially to commit perjury
Example
The lawyer was accused of trying to suborn a witness.
C2 noun
subservience
従順
Meaning
the condition of being too willing to obey or serve others
Example
His subservience to authority annoyed his colleagues.
C2 verb
subsume
含む
Meaning
To include or absorb something into a larger group or category.
Example
Minor details were subsumed under the main topic.
C2 verb
subtend
角度を作る
Meaning
To extend across or form an angle at a particular point, often used in geometry.
Example
The arc subtends a 60-degree angle at the center of the circle.
C2 noun
subterfuge
策略
Meaning
Deceit used to achieve one's goal; a trick or excuse to evade something.
Example
They used subterfuge to avoid paying taxes.
C2 noun
subtrahend
引数
Meaning
a number that is to be subtracted from another number
Example
In the equation 10 - 4, the number 4 is the subtrahend.
C2 noun/verb
succor
援助
Meaning
Assistance and support in times of hardship or distress.
Example
The charity provided succor to the flood victims.
C2 verb
suckle
授乳する
Meaning
to feed a baby or young animal with milk from the breast or udder
Example
The mother cat suckled her kittens in the basket.
C2 adjective
sudorific
発汗促進剤
Meaning
causing or increasing sweating
Example
The doctor prescribed a sudorific drug to help reduce the fever.
C2 noun
sufferance
寛容
Meaning
patient endurance of pain, hardship, or delay; passive consent or tolerance
Example
He lived in poverty with quiet sufferance.
C2 noun
suffragist
女性参政権運動家
Meaning
a person advocating the extension of suffrage, especially to women
Example
The suffragists organized rallies to demand voting rights for women.
C2 verb
suffuse
広がる
Meaning
to gradually spread through or over something
Example
A warm glow suffused her face as she smiled.
C2 adjective
suggestible
影響されやすい
Meaning
easily influenced by the suggestions of others
Example
Children are highly suggestible and may believe what they are told.
C2 verb
sully
汚す
Meaning
to damage the purity, integrity, or reputation of something
Example
The scandal sullied the politician’s reputation.
C2 adjective
sumptuary
贅沢品の個人的な支出を制限する法律または規制に関連する
Meaning
Relating to laws or regulations intended to limit personal spending on luxury goods.
Example
In medieval Europe, sumptuary laws restricted the wearing of expensive fabrics to the nobility.
C2 verb
sunder
引き裂く
Meaning
To split apart or separate, especially with force.
Example
The war sundered families and friends.
C2 noun
Sunned rice
日干し米
Meaning
Rice that has been dried in the sun; parched rice
Example
The farmers spread the sunned rice on mats to dry completely.
C2 noun
superabundance
過剰な豊富さ
Meaning
An excessive or overflowing amount of something.
Example
The garden was filled with a superabundance of flowers.
C2 verb
superadd
追加する
Meaning
to add something to what has already been added
Example
The author chose to superadd a new chapter to the revised edition.
C2 verb
superannuate
年金付き退職
Meaning
to retire someone with a pension, usually due to age or long service
Example
The company decided to superannuate its senior employees after thirty years of service.