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Question 1

check

Answer 1

v. 속도를 느리게 해서 방해하다, 멈추게 하다

= “brake”, “retard”, prevent, “impede”

: halt or slow, stop suddenly, being expressed

cf) e.g. check an impulse to laugh

Question 2

chide

Answer 2

v. 타이르다

= admonish

: reproach or scold somebody gently

Question 3

chimera

Answer 3

n. 상상 속의 동물

= “illusion”

: a figment of the imagination, a wildly unrealistic idea or a impractical plan

cf) 키메라

Question 4

choleric

Answer 4

a. 쉽게 화내는

= irritable

[n. choler]

: bad-tempered, liable to become angry or irritated, or showing anger

Question 5

chord

Answer 5

n. 화음

: combination of three or more notes, harmony

Question 6

choreography

Answer 6

n. 안무

[n. choreographer]

: composing dances

Question 7

chortle

Answer 7

n. 기쁜 웃음

: gleeful laugh

cf) ref. glee - great delight

Question 8

chronicle

Answer 8

n. 연대

= “temporal”

[a. chronological]

: an account of events presented in chronological order

Question 9

churn

Answer 9

v. 휘젖다

= “agitate”, “stir”, splash, violently, shake, “spiral”

: agitate or stir to make butter

Question 10

circuitous

Answer 10

a. 우회적인

[n. circuity]

: indirect, roundabout

cf) ref. circular - rounded, circuitous

Question 11

circumscribe

Answer 11

v. 제한하다

= restrict, limit

Question 12

circumstantial

Answer 12

a. detailed

= incidental

[n. circumstantiality]

: of particular circumstances, not primary, full of detail, thorough and very detailed

Question 13

clairvoyant

Answer 13

a. 통찰력 있는

= farsighted, “perceptive”, “percipient”, “penetrating”, “discerning”

myopic

Question 14

clamorous

Answer 14

a. 외침 (분노, 기쁨 모두 ok)

= vociferous, boisterous, rowdy

[n. clamor]

: demanding attention loudly, loud and excited or angry

Question 15

clarion

Answer 15

soft and indistinct

: clear and loud

Question 16

clause

Answer 16

n. (법) 조항

: group of words, (law) section of legal document

cf) ref. framer, bill, measure (법안)

Question 17

clear-cut

Answer 17

a. 모호함의 여지가 없는

= straightforward, precise, unambiguous

: so definite as to leave no possibility of ambiguity

Question 18

clear-headed

Answer 18

a. 명석한

= logical, sensible

: able to think clearly and properly, especially in difficult circumstances

Question 19

clement

Answer 19

a. 관대한

= mild, “lenient”, merciful

“inclement”

[n. clemency]

Question 20

clergy

Answer 20

n. 성직자

= priest, minister, “cleric”

laity, “layman”, laypeople (평신도, 아마추어)

Question 21

cling

Answer 21

v. 고수하다

: hold tightly, stick to something

Question 22

clout

Answer 22

n. 영향력

: power and influence

Question 23

coagulate

Answer 23

v. 응고하다

= thicken, solidify, “congeal”, “clot”

thin

[n. coagulant (응고제)]

Question 24

coalesce

Answer 24

v. 합치다

[n. coalescence, “coalition”]

: merge or unite things

Question 25

coercion

Answer 25

n. 강요

= v. “compel”, “impel”, “enforce”, “force”, “impose”

[v. coerce]

: forcing somebody to do something, pressure