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Question 1

“jettison”

Answer 1

v. 버리다.

= discard, abandon

: (shipping) throw away, abandon something, for example, an idea or project

Question 2

judicial

Answer 2

a. 법정의

= legal

: relating to judges or court judgements

Question 3

“jumbled”

Answer 3

a. 뒤죽박죽 섞인

= untidy, “muddled”, tangled, chaotic

: mixed disorderly and messily

Question 4

jurisdiction

Answer 4

n. 관할구역

: range of legal authority, control

Question 5

kelp

Answer 5

n. 갈조

: brown seaweed

cf) ref. alga (algae) : 조류, otter : 수달, (sea) urchin : 성게, sea cow (dugong) : 해우

Question 6

“kindred”

Answer 6

a, n. 유사한

: a. “similar, alike, analogous”, n. simialrity, “kin, kinship”

cf) ref. “kinfolk - relatives”

Question 7

(kink)

Answer 7

n. 복잡하게 얽힌 상태

= snarl

: a tight twist or coil, minor difficulty in something

Question 8

knave

Answer 8

n. 사기꾼

: cunning untrustworthy man

Question 9

“knotty”

Answer 9

a. 매듭이 많은 / 해결하기 어려운 상태

= gnarled

: full of knots, very difficult to solve or understand

cf) ref. knotty - solve, recondite : 난해한 - fathom

Question 10

labile

Answer 10

a. 변하기 쉬운

: changeable, mutable

cf) ref. liable, liable to : 경향의, liability : 단점, 장애물

Question 11

“lacerate”

Answer 11

v. (피부가) 찢어지다. / 스트레스를 주다.

unite, soothe

: cut the skin so that the wound is deep with irregular edges, distress deeply

Question 12

“lackadaisical”

Answer 12

a. 열정이 없는

: without much enthusiasm, energy, or effort

Question 13

lag

Answer 13

v. 뒤처지다. / 처지다. / 느슨하게 되다.

= slacken

forge ahead

: fall behind compared with others

cf) ref. laggard : 처지는 사람 <> dynamo : 열정가

Question 14

lambaste

Answer 14

v. 막 때리다. / 비난하다.

: give a beating to, criticize somebody or something severely

Question 15

lame

Answer 15

a. 절뚝절뚝 걷다. / 효과가 없는

: walking unevenly because of a leg injury, unconvincing, ineffective

cf) e.g. lame duck : 죽을 날이 멀지 않은 것

Question 16

landfill

Answer 16

n. 매립지

: area containing buried waste

Question 17

lanky

Answer 17

a. 키크고 마른

: tall and thin, gangling <> squat, plump

Question 18

leaven

Answer 18

v. 효모작용을 하다.

: mix yeast in something, make food rise

Question 19

legend

Answer 19

n. 전설 / 범례(지도의)

: an explanation of the symbols used on a map

Question 20

legerdemain

Answer 20

n. 마술 / 속임수

: a show of skill or deceitful cleverness

Question 21

“let alone”

Answer 21

a. 아닌(not)

= not

: much less

Question 22

“level - headed”

Answer 22

a. 어렵거나 긴급한 상황에 대해 우왕좌왕 하지 않는, 이성적인

= “imperturbable”

: remaining “rational”, “calm”, and fully in control in difficult situations or emergencies

Question 23

“levy”

Answer 23

v. 세금을 부과하다.

: impose a tax, (military) raise an army

Question 24

liken

Answer 24

v. 비슷한 것을 설명하다.

: see, mention, or show as similar

Question 25

“limelight”

Answer 25

n. 사람들의 주목을 끄는 것.

= “cynosure”

: the focus of attention or public interest, fame, renown (celebrity)