1-112 A Flashcards
abandon
-to give up
abase
-look down on
abash
- make someone feel embarrassed
- humiliate
abate
- reduce
- decrease
abbreviate
- reduce to shorter form
- trim
abdicate
-resign
abet
-encourage someone to do something wrong
abhor
-hate deeply
abolish
- cancel
- 폐지 an event, building..etc.
abominable
- dreadful
- extremely unpleasant
abrasive
1
- 문질러 벗겨지는
- 닳게 하는
2
- harsh
- rough
- rude
abridge
- shorten
- abbreviate
- 생략하다
absolve
- forgive
- make free of sin
abstain
- hold back
- refrain from
abstemious
- restrain from
- refrain from
abstract
- theoretical
- 추상적인
abstruse
-hard to understand
absurd
- ridiculous
- irrational
acclaim
- praise
- compliment
- cheer for
accolade
- award
- honor
- praise
accord
- agree
- match
accountable
-responsible
accustom
- familiarize
- adapt to
- be used to
acerbic
1
-bitter/sour in taste
2
- 가혹한
- 냉정한
acquiesce
-agree 마지못해
acrid
-unpleasantly bitter or sharp or harsh in taste
acrimonious
-sharp or bitter in words or action
acumen
- 예리한
- 지적인
acute
1
-정신적으로 예리한
2
-severe in emotions or pain
adamant
- stubborn
- 고집이 센
adept
- extremely skilled
- 뛰어난
adhere
1
-stick to something
2
-obey and follow the law/rule
adjudicate
- 판결하다
- 재판하다
- to judge and decide
admonish
- warn
- criticize
- scold
adroit
- skillful
- smart
adulation
- extreme compliments
- 지나친 칭찬, 과도한 칭찬
adversary
- enemy
- opponent
- rival
advocate
- backing up someone or something
- support
- 변호하다
aesthetic
- appealing
- artistic
affable
- friendly
- easy-going
affect
- pretend
- fake
affinity
- 호감
- 친근감
- similarity
- resemblance
affirm
- state as fact
- confirm
afflict
-cause suffering or pain
affluent
- wealthy
- rich
aggrandize
- exaggerate
- expand
- overstate
aggravate
-worsen a wound or a problem or conflict
aggregate
- total
- collection
- gather
- 집합하다
agile
- 순발력 있는
- alert
- quick
alacrity
- cheerful
- enthusiastic
allege
- state without proof
- 증거 없이 주장하다
allegory
- symbolic
- story with a deeper meaning, used as a symbol to represent a bigger idea
alleviate
- make less severe
- 안화하다
- lessen
allure
-attract
aloof
- 무관심한
- distant
alter
-change
altercation
- conflict
- arguement
altruistic
- devoted to helping others
- selfless
amalgam
- fusion
- mix of different things
ambiguous
- confusing
- unclear
ambivalent
- having two contrasting feelings
- conflicting feelings
- indecisive
ameliorate
-improve
amend
- edit a rule/law for the better
- 수정하다
amiable
- 호감을 주는
- friendly
amicable
- friendly
- likable
amplify
-make larger in amount
anachronistic
- 시대에 맞지 않는
- error involving time
analogous
-similar
anecdote
- a short, humorous story
- 기담
animated
- filled with activity
- 활기찬
- enthusiastic
animosity
- despise
- hatred
anomalous
- irregular
- abnormal
anonymous
-unknown
antagonistic
- actively opposing
- like antagonist in a story (보통 oppose하는)
anticipate
- predict
- expect
antipathy
- hatred
- hate
antiquated
- out of date
- too old-fashioned
apartheid
-racial discrimination
apathy
- 무관심
- lack of interest
aplomb
- 침착
- calm
apostasy
-betray
apparatus
-tools and equipment
appease
- 달래다,가라 앉히다
- to soothe
apprehensive
- worrying
- feeling anxious
approbation
- approve
- praise
aptitude
- natural ability
- 재능
- born with capacity of learning
- 소질
arbitrary
- 변덕스러운
- 자기 멋대로인
- tyranny
- random
arcane
- mysterious
- unknown
archaic
- outdated
- old
- 구식
arduous
- difficult
- 곤란한
aria
-opera (accompanied song for a solo)
articulate
- 잘 표현하다
- express clearly and effectively
artifice
- clever trap
- trick
ascertain
- check to make certain
- 확인하다
ascetic
- 극도로 절제하는
- self-denying
attribute
1
- 탓으로 돌리다
- blame others for something
2
- characteristic
- trait
aspire
- want to achieve
- desire
- wish to be
assiduous
- studious
- 부지런한
assimilate
- understand
- take in
assuage
- make less severe
- make to ease
- 완화시키다
astute
- 예리한
- clever
- wise
atrophy
- weaken
- 위축되다
- shrink
attenuate
- make thinner or slimmer
- weaken
attest
- prove
- testify
- 증명하다
atypical
- not typical
- unusual
- irregular
audacious
- bold
- 대담한
- fearless
audible
- able to hear
- clear
augment
- expand
- enlarge
- ~을 늘리다
auspicious
- fortunate
- favorable
- good
austere
1
-strict
2
- refraining
- 겸손한
- humble
- simple
autonomy
- freedom in law and rules
- self-rule
- self-government
aversion
- hatred
- 혐오
