N2 Vocabulary · Test 128

にらむ means 'to glare at / to stare fixedly with a scary or hostile expression.' This matches the definition こわい顔をしてじっと見る ('to look fixedly with a scary face').

• 1なでる means 'to stroke/pat gently,' the opposite of a scary stare.
• 2どなる means 'to shout/yell at,' which is verbal, not 'looking.'
• 3のぞく means 'to peek/look through a gap,' not to glare.

• にらむ — to glare at, to stare fixedly
• なでる — to stroke, to pat
• どなる — to shout, to yell
• のぞく — to peek, to look through

まぶしい means 'dazzling / too bright,' specifically describing light so strong it is hard to keep one's eyes open. This matches the definition perfectly.

• 2すっぱい means 'sour (taste),' unrelated to light.
• 3しつこい means 'persistent/obstinate,' unrelated to brightness.
• 4めでたい means 'auspicious/celebratory,' unrelated to light.

• まぶしい — dazzling, too bright
• すっぱい — sour
• しつこい — persistent, pesky
• めでたい — auspicious, celebratory

オーバー (over) means 'to exceed/go beyond an appropriate limit.' The definition 適当な程度をこえてしまうこと ('going beyond an appropriate degree') matches オーバー exactly.

• 1ストップ means 'stop,' the opposite of going beyond.
• 2マイナス means 'minus/negative,' unrelated to exceeding a limit.
• 4ドライブ means 'drive (a car),' unrelated to exceeding a degree.

• オーバー — over, exceeding a limit
• ストップ — stop
• マイナス — minus, negative
• ドライブ — drive (a car)

たたむ means 'to fold (paper, cloth, etc.) so that layers stack and become compact.' The definition 紙や布などを折って重ね、小さくまとめる ('folding paper or cloth, stacking and making it small') describes たたむ precisely.

• 1くるむ means 'to wrap (something) in cloth/paper,' not to fold and stack.
• 3ねじる means 'to twist/wring,' not to fold.
• 4ちぎる means 'to tear off/rip into pieces,' not to fold.

• たたむ — to fold (paper, cloth, etc.)
• くるむ — to wrap
• ねじる — to twist, to wring
• ちぎる — to tear off, to rip

あいまい means 'ambiguous/vague,' describing something whose meaning is not clear. This matches 言っていることの意味がはっきりしないようす ('the state where the meaning of what is being said is not clear').

• 2からっぽ means 'empty/completely hollow,' not 'unclear meaning.'
• 3さかさま means 'upside down / reversed,' not 'ambiguous.'
• 4そっくり means 'exactly alike / entirely,' not 'vague.'

• あいまい — ambiguous, vague
• からっぽ — empty
• さかさま — upside down, reversed
• そっくり — exactly alike, entirely

見本（みほん）means 'sample, specimen, example' — an item prepared to show as an example. The definition '例として示すために用意された品物（もの）' = 'an item prepared to show as an example' matches perfectly.

• 2手品（てじな）means 'magic trick, sleight of hand.' It is unrelated to a sample item.
• 3本物（ほんもの）means 'the real thing, genuine article.' This is about authenticity, not about showing an example.
• 4例外（れいがい）means 'exception.' This is the opposite concept — something that does not follow the rule/example.

• 見本みほん — sample, example item
• 手品てじな — magic trick
• 本物ほんもの — genuine article
• 例外れいがい — exception

なだらか means 'gentle, gradual (slope).' The definition describes ground that is sloping but the slope is not steep — a gentle incline. なだらか（な）is the standard word for a gentle/gradual slope.

• 1ゆっくり means 'slowly, leisurely' (adverb). It describes pace, not the steepness of terrain.
• 3たいら（平ら）means 'flat, level.' The definition says the ground IS sloping (傾いている), so 'flat' contradicts it.
• 4まっすぐ means 'straight.' This describes direction, not the degree of slope.

• なだらか — gentle slope, gradual
• 平たいら — flat, level
• 傾かたむき — slope, inclination

スチュワーデス (stewardess) is a flight attendant — a person who takes care of passengers inside an airplane. The definition '飛行機の中で乗客の世話をする人' = 'a person who looks after passengers inside an airplane' matches exactly.

• 1ウエートレス (waitress) is a female server in a restaurant, not on an airplane.
• 3パイロット (pilot) is the person who flies the airplane, not someone who takes care of passengers.
• 4コック (cook) is a chef/cook, not a passenger caretaker.

• スチュワーデス — stewardess, flight attendant
• 乗客じょうかく — passenger
• 世話せわをする — to take care of

濃度（のうど）means 'concentration' — the ratio/proportion of a substance dissolved in a liquid. The definition '液体の中にほかの物質がとけている割合' = 'the proportion of another substance dissolved in a liquid' is exactly the definition of concentration.

• 1確率（かくりつ）means 'probability.' This is a mathematical concept unrelated to dissolved substances.
• 2体積（たいせき）means 'volume.' This measures total space, not the ratio of dissolved substance.
• 3中性（ちゅうせい）means 'neutrality' (e.g., neutral pH). This is a chemical property, not a ratio.

• 濃度のうど — concentration
• 確率かくりつ — probability
• 体積たいせき — volume
• 中性ちゅうせい — neutrality

やけど（火傷）means 'burn' — a skin condition caused by strong heat. The definition '強い熱の影響で皮膚に起こる症状' = 'a symptom that occurs on the skin due to the effect of strong heat' is exactly a burn.

• 1あくび（欠伸）means 'yawn.' This is caused by sleepiness, not heat.
• 2けが（怪我）means 'injury' in general (cuts, fractures, etc.). It is not specifically caused by heat.
• 4せき（咳）means 'cough.' This is a respiratory symptom, not a skin condition caused by heat.

• やけど — burn (on skin)
• 皮膚ひふ — skin
• 症状しょうじょう — symptom