접사에 따라 뜻이 달라지는 혼동 어휘(1)

Question 1

considerable
[vs. considerate]

Answer 1

[형] 상당한, 많은
He earned a considerable amount of money.

● considerate:
[형] 사려 깊은, 배려하는

Question 2

considerate
[vs. considerable]

Answer 2

[형] 사려 깊은, 배려하는
A considerate boss worries about his workers’ health.

● considerable:
[형] 상당한, 많은

Question 3

successful
[vs. successive]

Answer 3

[형] 성공적인, 출세한
(※ success [명] 성공, 출세)
Her new movie has been very successful.

● successive:
[형] 연속[계속]적인
(※ succession [명] 1. 연속 / 2. 계승)

Question 4

successive
[vs. successful]

Answer 4

[형] 연속[계속]적인
(※ succession [명] 1. 연속 / 2. 계승)
He hit three successive home runs in one game.

● successful:
[형] 성공적인, 출세한
(※ success [명] 성공, 출세)

Question 5

competitive
[vs. competent]

Answer 5

[형] 1. 경쟁력을 갖춘 / 2. 경쟁의, 경쟁적인
Entrance examinations are highly competitive.

● competent:
[형] 유능한, 역량 있는

Question 6

competent
[vs. competitive]

Answer 6

[형] 유능한, 역량 있는
She is a competent manager.

● competitive:
[형] 1. 경쟁력을 갖춘 / 2. 경쟁의, 경쟁적인

Question 7

economic
[vs. economical]

Answer 7

[형] 경제(학)의
The economic crisis affected many countries.

● economical:
[형] 절약이 되는, 경제적인

Question 8

economical
[vs. economic]

Answer 8

[형] 절약이 되는, 경제적인
More economical decisions are needed to reduce the budget.

● economic:
[형] 경제(학)의

Question 9

imaginary
[vs. imaginative]
[vs. imaginable]

Answer 9

[형] 상상 속에 존재하는, 가상의
All the characters in this book are imaginary.

● imaginative:
[형] 상상력이 풍부한, 창의적인

● imaginable:
[형] 상상할 수 있는

Question 10

imaginative
[vs. imaginary]
[vs. imaginable]

Answer 10

[형] 상상력이 풍부한, 창의적인
He is an imaginative poet.

● imaginary:
[형] 상상 속에 존재하는, 가상의

● imaginable:
[형] 상상할 수 있는

Question 11

imaginable
[vs. imaginary]
[vs. imginative]

Answer 11

[형] 상상할 수 있는
She has used every color imaginable.

● imaginary:
[형] 상상 속에 존재하는, 가상의

● imaginative:
[형] 상상력이 풍부한, 창의적인

Question 12

comparative
[vs. comparable]

Answer 12

[형] 비교의, 비교적인, 상대적인
I used a comparative method for the research.

● comparable:
[형] 1. 비교될 만한, 비슷한 / 2. …에 필적하는, 비길 만한

Question 13

comparable
[vs. comparative]

Answer 13

[형] 1. 비교될 만한, 비슷한 / 2. …에 필적하는, 비길 만한
New York’s weather is comparable to that of Incheon.

● comparable:
[형] 비교의, 비교적인, 상대적인

Question 14

effective
[vs. efficient]

Answer 14

[형] 효과적인
Email is an effective method of communication.

● efficient:
[형] 능률적인, 효율적인

Question 15

efficient
[vs. effective]

Answer 15

[형] 능률적인, 효율적인
This system is more efficient than the previous one.

● effective:
[형] 효과적인

Question 16

historic
[vs. historical]

Answer 16

[형] 역사적으로 중요한
There are many historic places to visit in Rome.

● historical:
[형] 역사의, 역사상의

Question 17

historical
[vs. historic]

Answer 17

[형] 역사의, 역사상의
This play is based on historical facts.

● historic:
[형] 역사적으로 중요한

Question 18

continuous
[vs. continual]

Answer 18

[형] 끊임없는, 계속적인
There was a continuous flow of traffic on the road.

● continual:
[형] 반복[거듭]되는, 끊임없는

Question 19

continual
[vs. continuous]

Answer 19

[형] 반복[거듭]되는, 끊임없는
Their continual arguing really makes me upset.

● continuous:
[형] 끊임없는, 계속적인

Question 20

respectful
[vs. respectable]
[vs. respective]

Answer 20

[형] 존경[존중]하는, 공손한
You should be more respectful of your colleagues.

● respectable:
[형] 존경할 만한, 훌륭한

● respective:
[형] 각각의, 저마다의

Question 21

respectable
[vs. respectful]
[vs. respective]

Answer 21

[형] 존경할 만한, 훌륭한
Medicine is a respectable profession.

● respectful:
[형] 존경[존중]하는, 공손한

● respective:
[형] 각각의, 저마다의

Question 22

respective
[vs. respectful]
[vs. respectable]

Answer 22

[형] 각각의, 저마다의
They all went off to their respective rooms.

● respectful:
[형] 존경[존중]하는, 공손한

● respectable:
[형] 존경할 만한, 훌륭한