BARRON'S 1100WORDS YOU NEED TO KNOW Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder こういう本は読むだけではいかんのです テキストエディタに落とすとかブログで繰り返し見て覚えるとか 自分なりに再構成してください 特にペーパーバックはあれは丸写しでテキス…

Want to Run for Office? In recent years, we have seen the phenomenon of incumbent pliticians retiring in record numbers. When interviewed, many of them admitted that they had lost their taste for the job because of the abuse to which an as…

unit 2kleptomania : A mental illness in which a person has a strong desire to steal things dipsomaniac : A person with an extreme and uncontrollable desire for alcohol megalomaniac : A mental disorder marked by feelings of great personal p…

day 1 alacrity : briskness, lively action disdain : contempt belligerent : warlike intimidate : to overawe feint : a false attackday 2 pugnacious : quarrrelsome promulgate : to make known officially brash : impudent scoff : to sneer at bel…

Desert Storm Decision In the 1991 Persian Gulf War, where the United Nations forces, led by Americans, ousted the invading Iraqi army from Kuwait's soil, the cessation of combat took place in short order after the Allies were able to wrest…

day 1 loathe : to hate reprimand : to show sharp disapproval lackluster : dull caustic : sarcastic,biting wrest : take by force day 2 infamous : having a bad reputation jostle : to shove hard dupe : a person easily tricked incipient : just…