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Question 1

marsupial

Answer 1

n. 유대동물 (주머니 있는 동물: 캥거루, 코알라)

: animal with a pouch

cf) ref. amphibian, rodent, reptile

Question 2

“martinet”

Answer 2

n. 교관 (엄격한)

: a military officer who demands absolute, adherence to military rules, “rigid” disciplinarian

Question 3

mask

Answer 3

n,v. 가리다 (실제로 있다)

= hide, conceal, disguise, veil

cf) ref. facade - deceptive appearance

Question 4

masquerade

Answer 4

v,n. 가장

: disguising pretense, charade

Question 5

masticate

Answer 5

v. 씹다, 부시다 (이빨)

: chew food, grind food inside the mouth

Question 6

“maven”

Answer 6

n. 전문가

= expert, “doyen”, connoisseur, devotee

: expert or enthusiast in a particular field

Question 7

“maverick”

Answer 7

n. 비순응주의자

= nonconformist

member

: somebody who holds independent views and who refuses to conform to orthodoxy

Question 8

“measly”

Answer 8

a. 쥐꼬리만한

= paltry (양적고 하찮은)

: having measles, very little

Question 9

“measured”

Answer 9

a. 신중한, 적절한

= deliberate, appropriate

: carefully considered, adjusted of effort

Question 10

memoir

Answer 10

n. 회고록

: biography or historical account

Question 11

menial

Answer 11

a. 천한, 도덕성없는

= unskilled, lowly

lofty

: relating to servant

cf) e.g. menial job (천한 직업)

Question 12

mercenary

Answer 12

a. 돈을 목적으로 하는

: motivated only by money

Question 13

“merited”

Answer 13

a. 합당한

= “deserved”

: well-earned, well-deserved

Question 14

“meritorious”

Answer 14

a. 칭찬할 만한

= “commendable”, “praiseworthy”

: having merit, deserving reward or praise

Question 15

mesmerize

Answer 15

v. 최면을 걸다, 매혹시키다

= fascinate

[a. mesmerizing]

: absorb somebody’s attention

Question 16

“metamorphose”

Answer 16

v. 변형하다

[a. metamorphous]

: change physical form

Question 17

“metaphysical”

Answer 17

a. 형이상학의 => 철학의

= “philosophical”, theoretical

: relating to metaphysics

Question 18

“mettle”

Answer 18

n. 근성

= “fortitude”

[a. “mettlesome”]

: courage, spirit, or strength of character

cf) ref. mettle - endure

Question 19

“microscopic”

Answer 19

a. 엄청 작은 (degree)

= “puny”, “tiny”, “minuscule”, “diminutive”, “infinitesimal”

“elephantine”, “gargantuan”, “titanic”

: extremely small

Question 20

“minute”

Answer 20

a. 매우 작은 (중요하지 않은), 매우 꼼꼼한

= insignificant

: extremely small, extremely thorough and painstaking, and concerned with every detail

Question 21

mind

Answer 21

v. 염두하다, 반대하다, 복종하다

: be careful, object to, obey

Question 22

minutia

Answer 22

n. 사소한(하찮은) 세부사항

[n. minutiae]

: trivial details

Question 23

“mire”

Answer 23

n,v. n. 수렁, 곤경; v. 곤경에 빠지게 하다

= n. morass, “quagmire”; v. “embroil”, “enmesh”, “entangle”, “snarl”

“extricate”

: n. difficult situation; v. get stuck in

Question 24

“mirth”

Answer 24

n. 웃는 기쁨

: happiness or enjoyment, especially accompanied by laughter

Question 25

“misconstrue”

Answer 25

v. 오해하다

= misunderstand, “misinterpret”

“construe”, “interpret”

[n. misconstruction]