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D-vocab Flashcards

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DA - District Attorney

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지방검사

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defense attorney

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내가 아는 일반적인 변호사

cf. lawyer 법을 업으로 삼은 사람의 총칭(법률인)

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dacha

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러시아에서 옛 귀족들이 가진 대저택

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dampen

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눅눅하게 만들어버리다. (김, 가다랑어포 생각)
활기를 없애다.

The revelation damped the excitement.

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daring

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어려운일을 하는 충분히 용감한
daring attempt - 힘들었지만 정말 용기낸 시도
e.g.) 번지점프

I couldn’t dare to back to her.
How dare you! 감히 네가!!

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date back to something

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This china dates back to the Myung Dynasty.

~로 거슬러 올라가다

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de facto

그리고 반댓말?

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공식은 아니지만 사실상 공식인

He is the de facto leader of the faction.(파벌)

de jure : 법적인, 공식의

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deal breaker

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(정치·상업에서 일의) 성사 장애 요인

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death row

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the part of a prison for criminals who are going to be executed.

He is on death row.

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debunk

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The claim has been debunked by the discovery.

(생각·믿음 등이) 틀렸음을 드러내다

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decree (v.)

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v. 대통령이나 왕이 법을 만들어서 모든 국민에게 포고하다.
[decree + 법, 규정,명령]

n. 명령이나 규정 그 자체

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decrepit (a.)

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제도, 건물, 시설물 등이 너무 오래되서 낙후된, 당장이라도 쓰러질 것 같은

rickety

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rickety

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(제대로 만들어지지 않아) 곧 무너질 듯한

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deep pocket

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He has a deep pocket (그 남자 돈 많아 ->자본금)

v. pocket 부정한 방법으로 사취하다.

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defer

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계획했던 일을 뒤로 미루다.

put off

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defuse

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fuse가 있으면 언제 터질지 몰라 -> defuse 는 fuse를 없애-> 즉, 무력화시키다. / 긴장해소하다/ 위기를 완화시키다.

[defuse tensions]

The delegates were sent to the North Korea to defuse escalating crisis on the Korean peninsula.

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delegate (v.)

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권한이나 직함, 직권을 ~에게 위임하다.

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18
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keep at bay

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만에서 육지로 상륙하지 못하도록, 통제상태로 두다.

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demote

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강등, 좌천시키다.

promote

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dent (n.)

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~한 일을 했는데 그게 실제로 효과가 있다.

Five minutes a day won’t make a dent in your foreign lg proficiency.

[make a dent]

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21
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dent (v.)

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v. 자동차에 안으로 움푹 파인 느낌, 손상시키다.

The BBC continues to refuse to transmit the appeal because executives believe it might dent its reputation for impartiality.

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22
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impartiality.

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공정성

partial 한쪽으로 치우친, 좋아하는, 편애하는

I am partial to diligent ones.

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23
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desalination

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(바닷물의) 염분제거
(v. desalinate)

saline solution
salinity 소금성분 있음

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descend (v.)

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  1. 하강하다.
    a bold eagle descended to grab the rabbit.
  2. 안좋은 상태로 치닫다.
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detain

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to officially prevent s/o from leaving a place.

감금하다. (국가or해적이 감금하고 억류하다)
Authorities have detained 11 of 22 surviving crew members.

detainee
n. detainment

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dim

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  1. 불빛이 희미한

2. 멍청한, 지능이 떨어지는 [grow dimmer]

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dine

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밖에서 고급스러운 식사하다.

They wine and dined me : 호화로운 식사 접대, 융숭한 느낌

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dire

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상황이 매우 안좋은
[dire situation]
[dire circumstances]

in dire straits (열악한 상황에 있다.)

29
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disapprobation

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사람들이 사물이나 타인에게 갖고있는 본능적인 반감

A lot of people still hold disapprobation on 안희정.

[hold disapprobation on 누구]

30
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a whiff of s/t

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a whiff of moral disapprobation
a whiff of alcohol

약간 훅!

31
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disenchanted

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사람이나 사물에 대해서 더이상 enthusiastic 하지 않고, 실망한 / 좋았는데 그 좋았던 감정이 싹 사라진

disenchantment 환멸

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enchanted

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I was enchanted by the beauty of 아이린

확빠지다

33
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disgruntled

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불만많은

I left feeling disgruntled at the way I’d been treated

34
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electorate

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선거구/ 선거구에 속한 유권자

35
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jolt

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정신 확 들게 하는 사건
특히 어떤 행동조치를 취하도록) 충격을 주다[정신이 번쩍 들게 하다]

His remark jolted her into action.

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disintegrate

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many family just disintegrate. (fall off)

family disintegration 가족파괴.

37
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dismount (v.)

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말이나 기구탔다가 내리다.

= to get off something such as a horse or bicycle.

38
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mount (v.)

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어떤 장비에 조그만한 장비를 부착하다.

39
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disparity

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격차

income disparity 소득격차

40
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dispense with s/t

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to get rid of s/t

to stop using s/t

41
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indispensable

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essential

반드시 필요한

42
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disproportionate

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기여한 정도와 다르게 한쪽에만 부당하게 치우쳐진 느낌.

I think the blame I’m getting for this is disproportionate given how little I’ve done during the process.

43
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proportion

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백분위

e. g.) 100중에 30퍼센트
cf. proportionate : 비율에 알맞은

He’s taken home a disproportionate amount of the profits.

44
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quite (n.)

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고요함, 조용함, disturb되지 않음

45
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disquieting (a.)

disquiet (v.)
disquiet s/t

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평온한 마음 상태가 막 휘몰아치는 /
어떤 사건을 듣고 마음의 평정이 흐트러 졌다면, 그 사건이 나에게 disquieting한 사건

There’s public disquiet about the recent KTX incident.

46
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dissonance

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의견불일치

This dissonance is dangerous.
This sort of dissonance coming out of our group is going to destroy ourselves.

47
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divest

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손절, 발 빼는 느낌 / 사업철수

vest (옷) -> divest -> 옷을 벗겨 = 힘, 권리등을 벗겨.

48
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doctor

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문서, 문건을 조작하고 위조하다 (falsify)
(위조지폐는 X)

He was accused of doctoring the figures

49
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dodgy

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믿을만하지 못한, 수상쩍은

No wonder, some resort to dodgy means to take advantage of those hard-pressed people.

50
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hard-pressed

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생활고에 시달리거나 어떤 문제때문에 매우 힘든

51
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dog-whistle

/dog-whistle politics

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자기들만 아는 /

이익을 위하여, 자기들만 아는 신호로 소통하려는 정치 or 행위

52
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identity thief

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신분도용범

53
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don

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입다, 장착하다.

NYC police officers don body cam

54
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dormant

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지금은 활성화 상태가 아닌
active

His violent dormant nature can always come out.

dormant volcano >-> active volcano

55
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douse

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뿌리는 약이나 기체, 액체 등으로 확 적셔버리다.

One mother I now, rather than douse her daughter’s long thick hair repeatedly with a pesticide, engaged the services of a local nit-picker.

56
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nit-picker/

nit-picking

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이 잡는 사람 /

사소한 것까지 집어내는

57
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draw a lesson from

/draw blood

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~에서 교훈을 얻다.

/체혈하다

58
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draw lots for s/t or s/t

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추첨하다, 제비뽑기하다.

cast lots for

59
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draw on

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depend on과 비슷한 의미로, ~하는데 근간이 되고 배경이 되다.

to use info, experience, knowledge for a particular purpose.

60
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pointers

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바향을 제시하는 것

a piece of information
a piece of advice
“Thanks for the pointers”

61
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dread (v.)

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안좋은 일이 생길까봐 두려워하다

I dread that S V
I dread the prospect.
I am dreadful that he might change his mind and get me to come with him.

62
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lock horns over

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~을 두고 싸우다. 의견충돌하다

63
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drudge (n.)

drudgery (n.)

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단수노무직근로자 (기계를 drudge라고 하기도) /
단순 노무 일거리들

The original computers were drdgers, often women, who performed endless calculations for their higher-ups. (상관들)

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dupe

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~을속여 - 하게 만들다.
Rodrick duped me into doing stuff for him.

I was duped into wiring him 5 million won right away, dreadful that my brother might get in big trouble.

65
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dwell on

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(특정 주제에 대해서) 생각하거나 이야기하면서 많은 시간을 보내다

You shouldn’t be dwelling on the importance of ‘words’ when what these people need is higher scores on TOEIC.

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