英検１級道場－受験生が間違いやすい単語　14

１級合格まであと１歩というレベルの元受講生に、１級の単語問題過去問1100問を解いてもらったら、110問不正解だった10％の不正解率だから大変優秀だが、この110問を徹底的に研究するメリットが多いと感じ、連続で３問ずつ紹介していく

10/12の2014-2　１級１次試験までにはすべて紹介していきたい
受験生は（　　）内の番号を選んだが、正解は単語の右に正解と記すので比べてほしい

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2009-2
(4) A: I'm really worried about the rise in crime in our neighborhood. I think more police patrols would help.
B: Maybe, but what we really need are longer jail sentences to (   ) people from committing crimes in the first place.　
1 deter（正解）     2 revoke    3 supplant   4 delineate
再発を防ぐ

(17) Although many of Professor Smith's fellow scientists doubted his claims, they could not come up with any evidence to (   ) what he said.
1 percolate  2 refute（正解）   3 placate   4 extort　
反駁する

(25) A: Tim, are you OK? I felt really sorry for you when you forgot your lines on stage.
B : It was really embarrassing. I'll never (   ) the fact that I ruined the play.
1 live down（正解）  2 dash off   3 firm up   4 dote on　
セリフを間違えたことを一生忘れずに背負っていくというような表現がぴったり

2009-3
(13) Unless something is done to (   ) the prime minister's standing in the opinion polls, his supporters fear this latest scandal may force him to resign.
1 deploy   2 picket   3 bolster （正解）  4 stymie
（首相の）立場を強める

(22) During the eclipse, the moon completely (   ) the sun. It was amazing to witness the world go dark so early in the afternoon.
1 showed out  2 soaked up  3 blotted out（正解）  4 pepped up
月が完全に太陽を遮った

(24) As soon as the detectives began to question the suspect, he (   ) and refused to answer a single question.
1 clammed up（正解） 2 packed off  3 bundled up  4 snapped off
口をつぐんだ

2010-1
(7) A: How should we go to my parents' summer house in Scotland this year?
B: Let's go by train. That way, we can avoid the (   ) of going through airport security.
1 derision   2 hassle（正解）    3 sanctuary   4 gristle
大変な思いをして～する

(9 ) The company president knew he would have to cut some staff but (   ) at doing it just before Christmas. He decided to wait until the new year.
1 straddled   2 drooled    3 muffled    4 balked（正解）
直前になって動きを止めること（野球のピッチャーのボークを思い出すこと）

(19) A: The increase in customer complaints this year (  ) the need for better training for sales staff.
B: I agree. Let's get some sessions planned as soon as possible.
1 contravenes 2 upends  3 debases  4 underscores（正解）
明確に示す

(25) Strong winds and a sudden rainstorm forced the hikers to (  ) in a nearby cave,
1 scrape together 2 hunker down（正解） 3 iron out  4 fork
肩を寄せ合って（避難する）