33 Flashcards

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muddled

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a. 뒤죽박죽의, 뒤죽박죽 섞인

= jumbled, confused

[v. muddle, a. muddling]

: being in a condition of disorder

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muffle

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v. 소리를 줄이다

: make something less loud, stifle sound, keep warm

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mulish

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a. 고집센

: balky, dogged, stubborn

cf) mule : 노새 - 나귀+암말의 잡종

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mundáne

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a. 평범한, 지루한

= commonplace

: often boring

cf) 너무 평범해서, 지루함이 있는

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muníficent

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a. 후한

= magnanimous, ample

[n. munificence]

: very generous in giving

cf) magnificient

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murky

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a. 탁한

= obscure

clear

: dark and groomy

cf) 오염된 바다를 들어갔을 때의 어둡고 탁한 느낌

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mute

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a. 소리를 안내는; (+동물) 말을 하지 않는 / 언어 사용을 못하는

: making no sound, unable to speak

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muted

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a. 절제된

: not bright or intense

cf) 소리, 빛깔, 다른것들이

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myópia

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n. 근시안, 통찰력 없음

[a. myopic]

: lack of foresight, short-sightness

cf) 앞을 못보니까 통찰력 없는 느낌으로도 간다

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mysterious

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a. 난해한, 이해가 잘 안되는

: about which little is known, “difficult to understand”

cf) mystical : 신비적인; 이해가 잘 안된다는건, “어렵다”기보다는 “저럴수 있어?” 하는 느낌. magical의 느낌은 안쓴다

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naive

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a. 순진한, 정직한, 멍청한, 무례한

: innocent(+), ingenuous(+), now shrewd(-), not sophisticated(-, 예의없는)

cf) 시골쥐

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nascent

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a. 초기단계의, 미숙한, 발전하는

= “fledgling”, “inchoate”, “incipient”, “larvar”, budding, emerging(emerge)

: just beginning to develop

cf) 미숙한과 발전하는의 뜻 둘 다 모두 가능하다

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natty

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a. 단정한, 깔끔한

= dapper, tidy, neat

: dapper, tidy, neat and fashionable in appearance or dress

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naysay

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v. 반대하다

= refuse, oppose

[n. naysayer (반대자)]

cf) nay : no

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nebulous

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a. 모호한, 흐린, 구름 끼어있는

= vague

: not clear, distinct, or definite

cf) nabula : 천체 성운

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needy

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a. 도움이 필요한

= in need, poor, deprived

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negligent

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a. 신경을 못쓰는, 소홀한, 자기일에 열심히 안하는

[v. neglect(신경을 못쓰다); a. geglecting, neglectful, “negligible”(하찮은, 신경을 안써도 될만한)]

: habitually careless or irresponsible

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nervy

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a. 건방진 < 무모하게 덤비는

modest(절제하는)

: showing a lot of courage or foolhardiness

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nestle

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v. 편안히 자리잡다

= ensconce

flinch(무서워서 움츠리다, 편하지 않은)

: settle into confortable position

cf) sconce : 벽에 붙이는 촛대 받침. ensconce는 거기에 초를 안정적으로 둔다는 의미

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nether

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a. ~ 아래의

= lower, beneath

upper, aloft(위에)

cf) netherland

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noisome

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a. (감정) 거슬리는, 기분나쁘게 하는 ; (건강) 해로운

= offensive, harmful

innocuous(harmless, inoffensive, mild)

cf) 실제로는 상관 없지만, noise를 일으키는(some)느낌으로 연상해서 외우자

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nondescript

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a. 특징이 없는, 매력이 없는

= “unremarkable”, “unattractive”, “unprepossessing(시선을 사로잡지않는)”

: with no interesting or remarkable characteristics

cf) 너무 평범/흔해서 뭐라고 묘사할 길이 없는 느낌, 제시어가 ordinary로 주어지면 앞의 동의어들을 고를 줄 알아야 한다.

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nonplus

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v. 혼동시키다

= befuddle, bewilder, baffle, puzzle, perplex

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novelty

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n. 참신함, 독창성

[a. novel]

: newness and originality

25
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nuance

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n. 미묘한 차이, 뉘앙스

obvious difference

: subtle difference