Ch5 Flashcards
dubious
의심하는
corpse
시체, 사
calamity
an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; disaster
adversary
one’s opponent in a contest, conflict or dispute
incarceration
the state of being confined in prison, imprisonment 구금
asylum
shelter or protection from danger. 보호시설
seedy
초라한 unreputable
plea
호소
fortuitous
행운의, happening by a lucky chance, happening by accident or chance rather than desin
meander
follow a winding course
- A river that meandered gently through a meadow
shrug
raise (one’s shoulder) slightly and momentarily to express doubt, ignorance or indifference.
ludicrous
so foolish, unreasonable or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous
desecrate
treat ( a sacred place or thing) with violent disrespect; violate
-More than 300 graves were desecrated.
futile
incapable of producing any useful results, pointless 효과없는 하챦은
concede
admit that something is true or valid after first denying it