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Question 1

solvent

Answer 1

n, a. 용해질; 규모에 맞게 소비하는

[n. solvency]

: dissolvent; dissolving something, capable of meeting inncial obligations

Question 2

sophism

Answer 2

n, a. 궤변의

[a. sophistic]

: apparently clever but flawed argument

Question 3

sophistication

Answer 3

n. 교양있는

[a. sophisticated]

: knowledgeableness and refinement, polish, techincal advancedness, elegance

Question 4

soporific

Answer 4

n, a. 수면제, 지루한

: hypnotic, sleep-including, tedious

Question 5

sordid

Answer 5

a. 더러운

= filthy(filthiness), foul, morally degraded

: dirty

Question 6

sound

Answer 6

a. 튼튼한, 논리가 튼튼한

: not damaged, healthy, based on good sense and valid reasoning, coherent, convincing

Question 7

sparse

Answer 7

a. 희박한

: occurring, growing, or settled at widely spaced intervals, not thick or dense

Question 8

spartan

Answer 8

a. 스파르타식의, 엄격한, 장식없고, 절약하는, 간결한

= austere

: rigorously self-disciplined or self-restrained, simple, frugal, marked by brevity of speech

Question 9

specious

Answer 9

a. 허울만 그럴듯한?

= sophistic

: appearing to be true but really false

Question 10

speculate

Answer 10

v. 추론하다

[a. speculative, n. speculation]

: engage in reasoning often based on inconclusive evidence

Question 11

spontaneous

Answer 11

a. 자발적인

[n. spontaneity]

: self-generated, arising from a natural inclination, unstudied in manner or behavior

Question 12

spot

Answer 12

n, v. 얼룩, 장소; detect

: place, mark, blemish; detect, see

Question 13

spur

Answer 13

v, n. 자극하다, 격려하다

: encourage somebody to try harder, stimulate, induce; inducement, incentive

Question 14

spurn

Answer 14

v. 경멸하며 거절하다

= scorn

: reject somebody or something with disdain

Question 15

squalid

Answer 15

a. 더러운

splendid

[n. squalor]

: dirty, sordid, lacking in honesty, dignity, and morals, shappby

Question 16

squander

Answer 16

v. 낭비하다

skimp, scrimp

: spend wastefully or extravagantly

Question 17

squash

Answer 17

v. 짓누르다

: flatten something with pressure, put down a rebellion, suppress a revolt, crush by trampling, squelch, stiffle

Question 18

stagnant

Answer 18

a. 정체된

: not flowing, unmoving, inactive, still

cf) e.g. stagflation

Question 19

stalwart

Answer 19

a. 굳센

= sturdy, stout, stouthearted

faint-hearted

: strong, bold, brave, firm and reolute

Question 20

status quo

Answer 20

n. 현상태

: the condition or state of affairs that currently exists

Question 21

stealty

Answer 21

a. 은밀한

= furtive, clandestine, surreptitious, secretive, covert

Question 22

stiff

Answer 22

a. 딱딱한

= rigid, strict

supple

Question 23

stilted

Answer 23

a. 거드름피우는

= pretentious, unnatural, wooden

: stiffly formal

Question 24

stingy

Answer 24

a. 인색하게 굴다

= parsimonious, penurious, skimpy

: not generous in giving or spending money, small and inadequate

Question 25

stint

Answer 25

v. 인색하게 굴다

[a. stinting<> unstinting]

: be miserly