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Question 1

synthesis

Answer 1

n. 합성(poin=chemical;인공적으로 합치는 거)

[v. synthesize]

: combining of different elements into whole, formation of chemical compounds

Question 2

tacit

Answer 2

a. 암묵적인, 암시하는

explicit

: not spoken, implied by or inferred

Question 3

taciturn

Answer 3

a. 과묵한, 말을 안하는, 말을 짧게하는

[n. taciturnity]

: habitually untalkative

Question 4

tact

Answer 4

n. 외교술

= finesse

: ability to avoid giving offense, acute sensitivity to what is proper in dealing with others, diplomacy

Question 5

tangential

Answer 5

a. 접선을 지나는; 가장자리의

= almost irrelevant, peripheral

: of tangent

Question 6

taint

Answer 6

v, n. 더럽히다

= pollute, contaminate, spoil

: pollute, contaminate, spoil; stain, blemish

Question 7

tantamount

Answer 7

a. 대등한, 동등한

: equivalent to a particular thing in effect, outcome, or value

Question 8

taper

Answer 8

v. 폭을 줄이다

: make narrower

cf) taper-width (폭을 줄이다) retrench-expense (비용을 줄이다) e.g. tapering of quantitative easing

Question 9

tardy

Answer 9

a. (일, 사람) 느린

= late, delayed, sluggish, retard

prompt(즉시; v. 일으키다, 자극하다)

Question 10

taut

Answer 10

a. 패팽한

slack, lax loose(느슨한)

: pulled or stretched tightly

Question 11

tedious

Answer 11

a. 지루한

[n. tedium(지루함)]

: boring, dull

Question 12

teem

Answer 12

v. 가득차다, 가득차있는 상태(가득채우다 아님, 자동사로 밖에 못씀)

be scarce(부족하다)

[a. teeming]

: be full of

Question 13

tempestuous

Answer 13

a. 폭풍치는; 격렬한

halcyon

[n. tempest]

: with storms, emotionally turbulent

Question 14

temporal

Answer 14

a. 시간의, 일시적인

: relating to time, chronological/ lasting only a short time

Question 15

tenacious

Answer 15

a. 고집

= pertinacious

[n. tenecity]

: very determined or stubborn

cf) 심하게 굳센

Question 16

tendentious

Answer 16

a. 편파적 열렬지지

= partisan

: written or spoken by somebody who wants to supports a particular viewpoint or cause

Question 17

tentative

Answer 17

a. 불확실한, 자신없는; 잠정적인

conclusive(최종결정)

: uncertain, provisional, temporary

cf) 텐테이티브 e.g. speak tentatively =이게 맞는지 모르겠는데…

Question 18

tenuous

Answer 18

a. 얇은, 논리가 희박한(근거가)

sound

: thin, weak and unconvincing

Question 19

terror

Answer 19

n. 심하게 공포감을 주다

[v. terrify]

: intense fear

cf) degree

Question 20

terse

Answer 20

a. 간결한

= curt, laconic, reticent, taciturn

[n. terseness]

: brief and unfriendly, often conveying annoyance

Question 21

theatrical

Answer 21

a. 연극의, 극적인(histrionic)

= melodramatic(극적인게 point!), dramatic, histrionic

restrained, natural

: unnatural, exaggerated

Question 22

timorous

Answer 22

a. 소심한

: timid, fearful

Question 23

tolerant

Answer 23

a. 견디는(다른 의견을 받아들이는=관대한 성품으로만 감)

bigoted

[v. tolerate]

: accepting different views, withstanding harsh treatment

Question 24

torpid

Answer 24

a. 무기력한

= listless, sluggish, lethargic, languid, lassitude

[n. torpor]

: lacking physical or mental energy

Question 25

tortuous

Answer 25

a. 꼬여있는, 복잡한 ## Footnote = labyrinthine : twisting and winding, extremely complex cf) ref. distort:왜곡하다, contort:몸을 배배꼬다(e.g. 요가)