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	SAT・GRE(１万語以上)レベル
	Choose the best answer from among the four alternatives for each blank. 　 (制限時間５分)
1.	Mr. Howard complained to the boss about his poor salary, and the (　　　 ) of this was that the boss suggested he seek a job elsewhere.
	1. showdown 2. showoff 3. upshot 4. upstart
2.	He was taken for a libertine, a nefarious criminal, the ( 　　　) of the town.
	1. scourge 2. toady 3. entourage 4. scribe
3.	Because he is so (　　　 ), we can never predict what course he will take at any moment
	1. incoherent 2. mercurial 3. deleterious 4. zealous
4.	City dwellers often yearn for the (　　　 ) life of the country.
	1. identical 2. idolatrous 3. ideographic 4. idyllic
5.	Our company's most vital trade secret was (　　　 ) to a reporter by a former employee.
	1. indulged 2. bulged 3. divulged 4. alleged
6.	The (　　　 ) precipitated by the politician's decision to retire was a fitting climax to a career characterized by turbulence.
	1. mirth 2. stoicism 3. maelstrom 4. probity
7.	In the nineteenth century many literary critics saw themselves as stern, authoritarian figures defending society against the ( 　　　) of those wayward beings called authors.
	1. depravities 2. atrocities 3. kudos 4. indictments
8.	The (　　　 ) that would bring the world to an end is likely to happen in the future.
	1. commotion 2. vicissitude 3. vandalism 4. cataclysm
9.	Unlike the (　　　 ) and magnificent heroes of the old legends, we felt fearful in the face of danger.
	1. intrepid 2. temperate 3. exalted 4. nefarious
10.	The ( 　　　) war criminal was sentenced to death for the atrocities he committed.
	1. nonchalant 2. nominal 3. noisome 4. nefarious
11.	John's (　　　 ) in dress is widely known among the students at the college.
	1. idiolect 2. idiosyncrasy 3. syndrome 4. syncopation
12.	The ( 　　　) woodland is a mecca for young artists in search of inspiration.
	1. respiratory 2. equivocal 3. permissive 4. resplendent
13.	Denise was astounded to hear that her brother, whom she knew to be quite (　　　 ), was described as taciturn and aloof by his colleagues at the university.
	1. insular 2. placid 3. vacuous 4. garrulous
14.	Offensive jokes about national origin are both pernicious and (　　　 ).
	1. pejorative 2. salutary 3. disparaging 4. refractory
15.	Despite all his courtroom experience, the attorney was able to pry very little information out of the (　　　 ) witness.
	1. recalcitrant 2. reactionary 3. presumptive 4. credulous
16.	The young man was very unlikely to be hired; his appearance was disheveled, slovenly, and (　　　 ).
	1. tousled 2. harried 3. beleaguered 4. despondent
17.	A (　　　 ) of employment opportunities discourages prospective employees entering the job market.
	1. surfeit 2. paucity 3. plethora 4. deluge
18.	The size and simplicity of an Indian teepee or wigwam lead us to conclude that it was built more for practicality than for (　　　 ).
	1. feasibility 2. ostentation 3. actuality 4. irrelevance
19.	For all the tribulations involved in the study of seals, we Arctic researchers have occasional moments of pure (　　　 ) over some new idea or discovery.
	1. exhilaration 2. bewilderment 3. despondence 4. incredulity
20.	The unemployed man finally won a well-paying job, although it was quite (　　　 ).
	1. spectacular 2. arduous 3. amenable 4. glaring

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