44 Flashcards
scathing
a. 신랄하게 공격하는
= acerbic
: nitterly denunciatory, harmful, injurious
scheme
n. 계획, 음모
= collude, connive:음모(계획X)
: a systematic plan of action, a secret and cunning plan
schism
n. 분열
consensus
: a separation or division into factions
scorch
v. 괴로울정도로 바싹 마르다
[a. scorching]
: parch with intense heat, excoriate
scorn
n, v. 경멸하며 거절하다
court
: treat as contempltible or unworthy, reject or refuse with derision
cf) 스콘을 집어 던지며 거절
screen
n, v. 가리다, 걸러내다
: examine and separate out, conceal
cf) e.g. smoke screen 연막
scrutinize
v. 철저하게 실험하고 조사하다
= inspect, probe
inscrutable(이해하기 힘든)
[n. scrutiny, a. scrutable]
: examine or abserve with great care
scuff
v. 슬리퍼를 끌고다니다, 뒷축이 닳다
: scrape feel while walking, rub, or wear away the surface of, scratch
sedentary
a. 정착성의
migratory, itinerant, peripatetic
: not moving
sedate
a. 차분한, 평상심을 유지하다
: serenely deliberate, composed, staid
sedulous
a. 부지런한
= assiduous, conscientious
: persevering and constant in effort, diligent, industrious
seemly
a. 예의바른
= ribald, unseemly, indecorous
: conforming to standards of conduct, proper
self-abasement
n. 자기비하
: degradation or humilation of oneself
self-efffacing
a. 겸손
= nervy
: modest
seminal
a. Original, 최초
= inverntive, pioneering
derivative
: highly original and influetial
cf) e.g.seminal account
sensational
a. 극적인
[n. sensation]
: outstanding, extraordinary, dramatic
sensitive
a. 통찰력 있는, 배려하는
= perceptive,delicate, considerate
[n. sensitivity]
: able to sense, susceptible, easily irritated, acutely
sere
a. 시든, 시들고 죽어가는
: dry and withered
serpentine
a. 뱀의, 구불구불, 교활한
= cunning
straightforward
: resembling snake, with many bends and curves
sham
n. 사기, 속임수
bona fide
: a fake
shape
v. 모양을 만들다, 영향을 주다
: give something particular shape, mold, influence greatly
shed
v. 털이 빠지다
: get rid of (hair), radiate, molt
cf) e.g. shed light on : illuminate
shifty
a. 교활한
[n. shiftiness]
: deceitful, untrustworthy
cf) ref. shift: 전환하다
shirk
a. 회피하다
= malinger
: avoid ork or duty