SAT 単語スキル 5 - レッスン 33

the act of ridiculing someone or something in a hurtful manner

嘲笑

a collection of nests that a bird colony, such as rooks build for breeding

コロニー

the money, estate, or goods brought by a bride or her family to her husband or his family on their marriage

持参金

the condition of dying without a valid will, leaving the distribution of one's estate to be determined by the laws of intestate succession rather than specific instructions in a will

遺言の不在

the act of stealing something from someone, especially without breaking into a building

窃盗

a form of government in which the absolute power is held by a single person

自給自足

the lack of interest, concern, emotions for things

無関心

the state of having peculiar, unusual, or strange trait or characteristic

異常

a political system in which a small group of high-powered people control a country or organization

oligarchy (オリガーキー)

a person or entity who agrees to be responsible for the debt or obligation of another person or entity

保証人

a person who performs a certain official purpose or duty, especially in government offices

官僚

the government of Roman Catholic Church

法王制度

the act of being artfully dishonest to deceive people or achieve something

巧妙な詐欺

the people that a person is descended from

先祖

the number of times an event recurs in a unit of time

頻度

(phonetics) a subdivision of phonetics dealing with stress and intonation

韻律

a place, such as a factory, where dairy products, including butter and cheese, are prepared or sold

乳製品工場

a place used for storing grains or farm food

穀物倉庫

the whole of something, from beginning to end

全体

a raised narrow mass of land that sticks out into the sea

岬