GRE vocabs

[coolohoh]

I really should be focusing more on JLPT since it's coming in less than 2 months *gasp*

Yeah... I'll just leave these here and go on to study Japanese...

I made the first few sentences really long ago. Hence the present tense in the SMAP news...

Let's see if I got these right...

The Internet is inundated with news of SMAP having disbanded, however with no official press release from Johnny's, fans are unable to tell if the news is real.
inundated - overwhelm; flood; submerge

Depressing news appeared one after another, leaving Sho enervated after a day's news reporting.
enervate - to asp energy from

Working in the entertainment industry quickly changed Arashi from ingenuous young man into crafty and calculating adults, navigating the intricate politics associated with their job with ease.
ingenuous - to be naïve and innocent

Asa young junior, Jun was dogmatic in his beliefs. However as time wore on, he mellowed and became more amenable.
dogmatic - highly opinionated, not accepting that your belief may not be correct

Many Arashi fans are feel a strong antipathy towards Kanjani8, a boisterous group from Kansai and Arashi’s long time rival.
antipathy - habitual aversion; intense dislike; natural repugnance

Yokohama’s taunts rendered all past attempts to ameliorate relationships between Kanjani8 and Arashi futile.
ameliorate - make better or more bearable

Although the appeared to acquiesce to the truce, in reality, both groups are already plotting their next move.
acquiesce - agree with

White the formation of Arashi, Johnny amalgamated the top juniors into one powerful group.
amalgamate - unite in one body

Ever so enthusiastic to start the day’s work, Aiba bounced into the greenroom with alacrity.
alacrity - cheerful willingness

While Ohno despised the attention heaped upon him, his bandmate Jun relished in the adulation Arashi received from their fans.
adulation - excessive admiration

Nino manoeuvred his video game character with the adroitness of a veteran gamer.
adroit - having skill or resourcefulness in coping with situations

Sho admonished Ohno for falling asleep on the sofa again.
admonished - express disapproval, give a mild warning

Nino’s acumen and sharp wit made him an asset in the debate team.
acumen - mental keenness

Arashi’s success today did not accrue overnight; rather, it was due to the accretion of years of handwork.
accretion - gradual buildup or increase

Comments

[perkyandproud.livejournal.com]

Inundated, right!

Enervate is a verb, but enervated is an adjective, which means it is used as a description, rather that as an action. Sho felt enervated after reporting the day's news.

Ingenuous is fine, but you said man when referring to Arashi and it should be men. Also, Ingenuous also can have a feeling of being sincere and candid and...well, Aiba still feels that way to me ;)

Dogmatic is an adjective, so that one took me a moment :) Personally I'd use it with a modifier, because it isn't as negative as your definition makes it sound, LOL! It is to have a strongly held belief in something, *or* it means you are being arrogant in your belief. He was quite dogmatic, or he was overly dogmatic is how I'd put it. But that's me.

Antipathy, good except you put ...Arashi fans are feel an antipathy... Strike the "are". It not supposed to be in that sentence. :)

Ameliorate is good...though I thought they enjoyed his taunts... ;)

Acquiesce is used correctly, but it is ...both groups were planning... not are. Have to keep the tense the same in both halves of the sentence :) Or change appeared to appear.

There are a few misspellings sprinkled in, but I'm pretty sure you meant With the formation, not White the formation ;) And I'd change that to ...Johnny amalgamated the five top juniors... Specific numbers work better with that word.

Alacrity is the perfect word for Aiba :)

We do indeed adulate them :D

Nino definitely has an adroit air, doesn't he?

Aw, I don't think Sho would admonish Ohno...he'd be more likely to cover him with a blanket! ;)

Acumen is also a good word for Nino. Or Jun. Or Sho. Not so much for the tennen pair...>.>

Using accrue twice in the same sentence is a little weird. It's like using the word to describe itself. I'd change one of them, to be honest.

...hope this was helpful feedback and not annoying. Feel free to get a second opinion too! LOL And honestly, I think you did a fine job :)

*hugs you*

[coolohoh]

thank you!!! I'll read through it more carefully tonight, and I get you with the accrue and accretion. It felt weird typing it too... :P