1400 Flashcards
Extraordinary (astonishing)
supernatural,
beyond ordinary
비범한, 초자연적인
ardent (=enthsiastic)
I feel ardent about thin-crust pizza & really great books and the first cool days of autumn.
But you probably feel passionate about something else, right?
열렬한, 열의가 있는, 열심인, 너무 좋아하는
scrutinize
A good writer will scrutinize a first draft in order to locate any careless error she has made.
Only by examining her work very closely can she hope to produce first-rate writing.
꼼꼼히 살피다, 철저히 검토하다
regale
To regale is to delight, to entertain.
~을 즐겁게 하다
~에게 여흥을 제공하다
procure
You can procure or obtain a quart of milk from the supermarket or the corner deli
(어렵게) 구하다, 얻다
devour
because of my ardent desire for then, I devour great books and thin-crust pizza.
“Devour” means to consume or eat greedily
게걸스레 먹거나 소비하다
삼켜버리다
Contemplate
Think long & deeply about a certain topic. Luke thought long and deeply about the miracle of dinosaurs.
심사숙고하다
곰곰히 생각하다
Endure
When the Greek gods made his life miserable,
the hero Odysseus had no choice but to endure, to keep going, to carry on, to “having in there”.
참다
인내하다
견디다
elicit
To elicit to bring forth or draw out.
A good teacher will ask questions in a way that will elicit superior responses from his or her students
끌어내다
도출하다
유도하다
sheer
=complete
=very thin
=transparent
순전한
완전한
얇은
투명한
cater
=provide food
=provide whatever is needed or desired.
(연회 등에) 음식을 제공하다
~의 요구를 들어주다
adorn
=adorn the bulletin boards
= Decorate a place
~을 장식하다
꾸미다
치장하다
former
=previous or first
the former, the later
예전의
과거의
전자의
전자, 후자
abate
=subsides or stops
Until this storm abates, I think I’ll just pull over to the side of the road.
잦아들다
완화되다
경감 or 완화시키다
enthrall
=To enthrall is to place under a spell, or simply to captivate.
~의 마음을 사로잡다
매료시키다
