40 Flashcards

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provident

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a. (앞을 내다보는, 선견지명의; 미래를 위해서) 절약하는, 아껴쓰는

= economical

improvident

: providing for future needs or events

cf) providential:천우신조의

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pseudonym

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n. 가명

: a fictitious name assumed by an author

cf) pseudoscience:사이비 과학(가짜) pseudo: 가짜의 nym: 이름

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puckish

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a. 장난치는

= mischievous, impish

serious, grave

cf) 퍽퍽퍽! 때림

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pugnacious

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a. 호전적인, (+사람) 쉽게 화내는

= irritable

: combative in nature

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punctilious

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a. 꼼꼼한, 까다로운

= excating, demanding fastidious, meticulous finicky, finical, fussy, painstaking

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pungent

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a. 맛이 강한

: strong-smelling, or strong tasting

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pupil

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n. 제자

= student, disciple, trainee

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pusilanimous

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a. 소심한, 겁내는

= cowardly, craven

[n. pusillanimity]

: lacking courage

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quaint

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a. 오래된, 이상한

: odd, especially in an old-fashioned way

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qualify

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v. restrict(제한하다); 범위, 의미를 제한하다

[a. qualified(제한된)]

: be or make somebody eligible, restrict or limit something in meaning, scope, or strength

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qualm

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n. 양심, 양심의 가책

= scruple(scrupulous; 양심적인, unscrupulous; 비양심적인)

: uneasy conscience or feeling, feeling of apprehenshion

cf) qualm이 없다 ; 양심의 가책이 없다

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quarantine

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n. 격리

[a. quarantined]

: isolation to prevent spread of disease

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quench

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v. 물을 흠뻑 적시다, 불끄다, 진입하다

= drench; slake; extinguish, douse; suppress

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quell

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v. 진압하다

= quash, put down forcibly, suppress

arouse

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querulous

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a. 불평하는(얘만 화가 남); 불만이 많은

= irritable, grouchy

: tending to complain

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queue

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n. (사람, 자동차가 기다리는) 줄

: a line of waiting people or vehicles

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quiescent

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a. 조용하고, 비활동적인

= inactive, still

[n. quiescence]

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quotidian

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a. 평범한

= everyday, commonplace, pedestrian, prosaic

: recurring daily

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ragged

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a. 누추한, 너덜너덜한

: unkempt, shabby, untidy, with uneven edge or surface, jagged

cf) rag : 누더기

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rambling

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a. 횡설수설 하다(목적없이)

[v. ramble]

: not to the point

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rancor

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n. 적대감

= hostility, enmity, antagonism, animosity, animus

[a. rancorous]

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rankle

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v. 화나게 하다, 짜증나게 만들다

= irritate

: cause persistent irritation

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rarefy

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v. (희귀해지니까 밀도 떨어짐); 희귀, 밀도 떨어지게 하다

: make thin, less compact, or less dense

cf) rarity=rareness

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rash

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a, n. 무모한; 발진; 사건이 단기간에 이어져서 일어남

: reckless, hasty; skin eruption, a series of events that happen in a brief period

cf) 무모한<>신중한

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ratify

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v. 비준하다

: approve and give formal sanction to

cf) formal(legal),sanction(허가) : 공식적으로 인가해주는 것