16 Flashcards
drab
a. 칙칙한, 열의없는
= boring, dull(not vivid, slow to respond)
: lacking color or brightness, lacking entusiasm
drench
v. (액체류에) 흠뻑 적시다
= soak
: soak somebody or something
cf) cf) damp (살짝 적시다)
droll
a. 웃긴
= funny
serious
: amusing in a wry or odd way
drone
n, v. 수벌, 단조롭게 말하다
: a male bee; speak in a monotonous tone
dubious
a. 의심하는, 의심스러운
= doubful, uncertain, in doubt, suspicious
cf) dubi- : “의심”
ductile
a. 연성이 있는 ( != 강성), (사람)적응을 잘하는
= pliant, pliable, flexible
[n. ductility]
: malleable enough to be worked
cf) 금속에 많이 사용한다.
dulcet
a. 듣기 좋은 소리
= consonant, euphonious
: pleasant to hear
duplicity
n, v. 속임수, 이중성(표리부동)
[a. duplicitous ( 속이는, 이중성의 )]
: deceitfulness
cf) dual
durable
a. 1)오래가는 2)딱딱한
= tough, strong, enduring
[n. durability (내구성)]
: able to last
dwindle
v. 감소하다
= diminish, decline, (decrease, decend)
dysfunctional
a. 기능 장애의
= malfunctioning
: not perfoming its function properly
cf) dys- : (-)
earnest
a. 진지한, 심각한, 엄숙한
: intensely serious and sincere
ebb
n, “vi”. 썰물; 힘이 줄다
[a. ebbing(줄어드는)]
: recede from the land, diminish in intensity
cf) 자동사 이므로, 줄이다X
ebullient
a. (정신, 육체적으로) 활기찬
= effervescent, exuberant, lively, enthsiastic
languid(v. langhuish), léthargíc, torpid
[n. ebullience]
cf) n. exuberance; # languor, lethargy, torpor (피로, 권태, 무기력)
éccentric
a. 특이한
= peculiar, odd, unconventional, unusual, atypical
[n. eccentricity]
cf) 별난, 괴짜인