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Question 1

despondent

Answer 1

a. 낙담한

= discouraged, crestfallen, dejected

[n. despondence]

Question 2

despotic

Answer 2

a. 독재적인, 전제적인

= tyrannical, dictatorial, autocratic

[n. despot, tyrant]

Question 3

desultory

Answer 3

a. 랜덤

= random, haphazard

systematic, methodical

Question 4

detached

Answer 4

a. 무관심한, 공감하지 못한

= indifferent, disinterested

[n. detachment]

: not attached, free from emotional involvement

Question 5

deter

Answer 5

v. 겁줘서 방해하다

= daunt, dissuade

[n.a. deterrent]

: discourage somebody especially by making people feel afraid or anxious

cf) deter+사람

Question 6

deteriorate

Answer 6

v. 약화시키다, 손상시키다(상황, 환경)

[n. deterioration]

: become or make something worse in quality, value, or strength

Question 7

detract

Answer 7

v. 비난하다

[n. detractor]

: take away from, reduce the value

Question 8

detrimental

Answer 8

a. 손상시키다, 파괴시키다.

= deleterious

: causing harm or damage

Question 9

devastate

Answer 9

v. 파괴시키다, 손상시키다

= destroy, demolish

[a.devastating(탈선한) n. devastation(황폐)]

: damage severely

Question 10

deviate

Answer 10

v. 이탈, 탈선하다

[ref. deviate A from B a. deviating, n.deviation]

: behave differently or unacceptably

Question 11

devour

Answer 11

v. 먹어치우다

: eat something quickly and hungrily

Question 12

dexterous

Answer 12

a. 능숙한

= skillful, adept, adroit, deft

[n. dexterity]

Question 13

didactic

Answer 13

a. 가르치려는, 교훈적인

= edifying

: intended to instruct, morally instructive

Question 14

differentiate

Answer 14

v. 세분화하다

= distinguish, discriminate

: see or show the differences between two or more things

Question 15

diffuse

Answer 15

v. 퍼뜨리다,

= disperse, dissipate, scatter, strew

curt

[a. lacking conciseness(장황한)]

cf) strewn(퍼진)

Question 16

diminish

Answer 16

v. 감소하다(쇠퇴하는 느낌)

= decline

[n. diminution]

: make something smaller or less important

Question 17

diminutive

Answer 17

a. 매우작은

= infinitesimal

: very samll

cf) degree

Question 18

diplomatic

Answer 18

a. 외교적인, 외교술이 있는

= tactful

: involving diplomacy

Question 19

disaggregate

Answer 19

v. 찢어지다, 분해하다, 분리하다

= segregate

aggregate

[n. disaggregation, aggregation]

: separate into parts

Question 20

disarray

Answer 20

v.n. 무질서

= untidiness

array

: disorganized state

cf) tidy(어지럽다)

Question 21

disavow

Answer 21

v. 부정하다

acknowledge, avow, concede

[n. disavowal, denial]

: deny knowledge of or responsibility

Question 22

discerning

Answer 22

a. 통찰력있는, 식별할 수 있는

= insightful, perceptive, percipient, sensitive

[v. discern, discover, detect(SE)]

: showing good judgement

Question 23

disconcert

Answer 23

v. 당황시키다

= abash, faze, disconcert

: embarrass

Question 24

discrete

Answer 24

a. 분리된

= disparate

: completely separate

Question 25

discreet

Answer 25

a. 신중, 분별력있는 ## Footnote [n. discretion] : careful, circumspect, prudent, good at keeping secrets, careful to avoid offending people